MOLINA MAGIC WINS GAME 4 OF THE NLDS
That’s John Rooney with the final call on the Cardinals Radio Network and Superstation KRES as Yadier Molina’s sac-fly in the bottom of the 10th saved the season for St. Louis, sending them to a 5-4 win over Atlanta Monday evening to force a Game 5. After starting the game 0-for-3, that wasn’t the only big moment for the Cardinal catcher.
Molina’s first hit of the evening erased a 4-3 Braves’ lead that had held since the fifth, when Atlanta scored three that turned a 3-1 Cardinals lead into that one-run deficit.
The Cardinals’ catcher talked about his two clutch at-bats.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt commented on Molina’s winning at-bat in the 10th.
The Redbirds started off hot, with both Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozuna homering in the bottom of the first to post the Cards to a quick 2-0 lead. Ozzie Albies’ sac-fly in the third cut that lead in half, but Ozuna smacked a second solo homer in the fourth to push the advantage back to 3-1. Goldschmidt led the way at the plate with three hits on the night.
Miles Mikolas got the win in relief pitching a scoreless 10th. Mikolas says elimination games bring out the best in them.
Julio Teheran took the loss for Atlanta. Dakota Hudson went just 4 2/3 in his first postseason start, striking out and walking two, allowing four runs, but only one earned, on five hits.
The series now shifts back to Atlanta and SunTrust Park for a winner-take-all Game 5 Wednesday evening. The Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty to the mound against the Braves’ Mike Foltynewicz. First pitch is set for 4:02, with pregame coverage on KRES starting at 3:07.
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