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Yadi rejuvenated at plate following July break
- Updated: August 11, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Perhaps it’s no coincidence that a stretch of days off in mid-July did veteran Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina well. It was time off he’s rarely had before, as the seven-time All-Star had not been left off the National League All-Star team since 2008.
But after being overtaken late by the Giants’ Buster Posey in the fan voting, Molina took some welcome downtime and has peaked offensively since returning. Molina has a hit in 18 of 20 games since coming back from the break entering Wednesday, and he ranks in the NL’s top six in batting average (.370) and on-base percentage (.418) during that span.
Following a 38-game stretch in which he tallied three extra-base hits in 135 at-bats, Molina has looked rejuvenated while extending his on-base streak to 22 games. It’s the longest such streak by a Cardinals catcher since Gene Tenace reached safely in 35 consecutive games from 1981-82.
“[I’m] just encouraging him to keep …
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