PITTSBURGH - Yadier Molina normally would have been given an off day following a night game.
But with the Cardinals trying to gain in the NL Central and wild card, Molina was back behind the plate Wednesday and his tiebreaking, two-run double led St. Louis over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.
"I feel good, man. I feel healthy," Molina said. "When you're in the pennant race, you don't feel tired."
St. Louis, which has 13 games left, has won seven of eight and remained 41â„2 games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.