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ST. LOUIS (AP)-- The Cardinals blast 3 homers, and Mike Leake shuts down the Diamondbacks for a 6-2 win.

Madison Bumgarner had a rare opportunity for a pitcher: Pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth inning with his team trailing by one run.

Yadier Molina has been guiding the St. Louis Cardinals' pitching staff all season. The All-Star catcher played a big role in this one, helping Michael Wacha get his 14th win.

With a solid pitching staff and deep lineup, the St. Louis Cardinals can beat you in a variety of ways. This time, it was a rare triple for their All-Star catcher.

Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings and Yadier Molina helped him out with a bases-clearing double

St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and will be sidelined eight to 12 weeks.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina's throwing error combined with Michael Wacha's wild pitch to allow two unearned runs in the seventh inning, breaking a tie and helping Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals beat St. Louis 3-1 Friday night.

Game 1 hinged on defense.

Major League Baseball consists of a schedule of 162 games with 81 of them scheduled to be played at home.  It is a long season and usually there are a couple of milestone times during the season when people stop and take a look at where teams are.  One of those is Memorial Day and the other is the Fourth of July.  I thought I would make a third stopping point at the first day of summer.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was removed from Tuesday night's game with the Pittsburgh Pirates after injuring his back, neck and left shoulder in a collision at home plate with Pittsburgh second baseman Josh Harrison. Harrison was attempting to score from second base on a single to right field by Jose Tabata in the bottom of the second when he slammed into Molina...