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Even in slump, Molina finds way to contribute
- Updated: June 6, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Yadier Molina approached the plate in the sixth inning Sunday hitless in his last 20 at-bats. He shot a sharp grounder up the middle that was mishandled by Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford and allowed Matt Holliday to score. It gave the Cardinals a 4-3 lead and Molina the game-winning RBI in a 6-3 win.
Crawford was credited with an error, but Molina remained persistent. He broke an 0-for-21 streak with a single though the left side of the infield in his next plate appearance. He now has an RBI in consecutive games for the fifth time this season.
“That’s a start,” Molina said. “I would have loved to get a base hit [in the sixth inning]. I don’t know what [the official scorer] was seeing, but that’s …
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