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Yadi’s first-inning slam matches NL record
- Updated: September 7, 2016
PITTSBURGH — With an opposite-field blast beyond PNC Park’s Clemente wall, Yadier Molina not only delivered an early lift in Tuesday’s matchup between Wild Card contenders but also wrote the Cardinals into the National League record books.
Molina’s grand slam — his first since 2012 and fourth of his career — extended the Cardinals’ home run streak to 25 games, matching an NL record set by the Padres earlier this season. If the club can homer in its next two games as well, it will equal the longest streak in Major League history. That was established by the 2002 Rangers.
Molina, who didn’t connect for his first home run until …
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