Cardinals beat Pirates 3-2, stay 4.5 back in wild card race

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 41⁄2 games behind Atlanta in the NL wild-card race.