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The baby-faced catcher drilled a liner over short off Oliver Perez. The ball was retrieved for Molina’s expansive trophy case.
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With the Cards and Mets locked in a tense 1-1 tie in Game 7 of the NLCS, Molina showed off his clutch gene with a game-winning two-run homer.
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Not long after homering to give the Cards a 3-1 lead in Game 7 of the NLCS, Molina called for a curveball and Adam Wainwright delivered, sending St. Louis to the World Series.
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With the Cards on the brink of elimination, Molina’s Game 4 walk-off sac fly lifted Busch Stadium to its feet and the Cardinals back into the series.
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Molina took the mound for the first time on May 22, surrendering four runs and two homers. On June 8, he pitched a scoreless inning -- with his first and only strikeout -- to lower his career ERA to 18.00.
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When Molina corralled the sky-high pop off the bat of Ke’Bryan Hayes, the 39-year-old catcher passed Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez for first in NL/AL history with his 14,865th putout as a catcher.
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Sensing the magnitude of the moment, Molina delivered a base hit in what proved to be the final at-bat of his MLB career, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd at Busch Stadium.