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St. LOUIS (AP) – Although he has no career enthusiasts, Yadier Molina teammates still controlled him to make it special for him.
Molina hit two singles to achieve 2,000 career hits and the St. Louis Cardinals started a five-game series of playoff contenders by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night.
Rookie Dylan Carlson hit a house run, propelled house from three runs while the Cardinals (28-26) maintained their close lead over Cincinnati (29-28) for the position of time in the National League Central Division. The leader of the St. Louis department follows Chicago for 2 1/2 games.
Milwaukee (27-29) missed one to climb the wildcard rankings. Brewers and Cardinals will play 4 more times this weekend, adding a double on Friday.
“Goldy and I (Paul Goldschmidt) said before the game that this is probably one of the most important games lost without a crowd,” said Mike Shildt of St. Louis. You know what that crowd would have looked like tonight and this weekend. Yadi missed it tonight.
But his teammates didn’t let him down.
“We gave him a standing ovation, ” said Shildt. ” It’s just a moment of laughter. A moment when you avoid and honor a wonderful achievement for a wonderful player. The paddock did the same. So they gave him a little cap tip. It’s a good time.
In his 17th season, the 38-year-old star catcher, satisfied with his achievement, kept the big picture in mind.
“It was wonderful, however, they gave us the team’s victory and that’s important,” Molina said. “At the time, it was wonderful from a non-public point of view. It’s been many years. You need to get to this”. dot and it’s despite everything there is, so you need to enjoy it. “
St. Louis starter Kwang Hyun Kim (3-0) pitched five innings to claim victory. He allowed five hits and only one run in the seventh opening of his career. Andrew Miller received the last two outs, either with punches, to search his fourth save.
Corbin Burnes (4-1), who on the day with 1. 77 MPM, left the game with a decrease in back discomfort in the fourth inning, pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs and six hits.
“Going down directly like this, knowing how close we are to the playoffs, it’s hard to get out and not get four tickets,” Burnes said, “and complicate things for the bullpen for the rest of this weekend. “
Molina made a bachelorette inning at the time and returned in seventh grade, and the 12th catcher in primary league history to succeed in the 2,000-hit mark.
Molina is the sixth player to collect 2,000 hits with the Cardinals, joining Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Rogers Hornsby, Enos Slaughter and Albert Pujols.
Carlson, the No. 1 contender for St. Louis, gave the Cardinals a 3-1 lead with a two-run homer in the fourth after Dexter Fowler tied.
The situation is almost repeated in the sixth. Fowler walked and Carlson narrowly missed a run, rounding the wall to the left.
“Dex brought genuine professional players there and allowed me to pass and bat freely,” Carlson said. “There are a lot of veterans in the clubhouse who help me and give me confidence. It makes a difference. “
Carlson reached the majors when the Cardinals returned from a COVID-19 quarantine in August. The gardener hit Array169 when it was sent to the exchange education site on September 15.
Carlson, 21, who hit 47 home runs in minor league seasons, returned to St. Louis. Louis on September 19th.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the third entry into a bachelor through Goldschmidt.
The Brewers scored in the fourth with a career-driven with two unmarried outs through Tyrone Taylor and added a run in the ninth with a single emerging hitter Eric Sogard, who said the club would put the defeat in the rearview mirror.
“It will be easy to get up tomorrow. It’s safe, ” said Sogard. ” We know it’s all life and death. If we don’t pass hard, our season will end in 3 days. “
MOVE THE LIST
Milwaukee placed LD Freddy Peralta (3-1, 3. 29) on the paternity list. Peralta and his wife are waiting for the birth of their first child. The reliever has strikeouts in 27 0. 33 innings. To upgrade Peralta, the Brewers called LZ Eric Lauer.
COACH’S ROOM
Brewers: Ryan Braun, who had a day off Wednesday for back pain, returned to the lineup on Thursday. He was appointed and hit second.
Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martínez (indirect left tension) put on the disabled list. He left Wednesday’s game in Kansas City with two runners and no one in sixth place. The right is unlikely to pitch again in 2020, even if the Cardinals run deep in the playoffs.
Following
Brewers: Brent Suter (2-0, 3. 58) the first game and Josh Lindblom (2-3, 4. 81) will throw the last glass.
Cardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty (4-2, 4. 84) obtendrá get get get get get get startededed el primer juego y RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (0-3, 5. 74) get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get get startededed the moment game. In his last fight against Milwaukee on September 15, Flaherty allowed nine runs and eight hits in three innings, most of his career, while the Brewers won 15-3.
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