PITTSBURGH — The same hand that has been whacked by a bat and bruised by a ball will still put on a mitt Sunday.
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is in the lineup to catch Jack Flaherty in the series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Molina had to leave Saturday night's game after being hit on the left hand with baseball -- a play that sparked the Cardinals' game-winning rally, but could have come with a costly bruise. It was the third time this week that Molina has had some trauma to the left hand, and that doesn't include the hundreds of pitches he's caught in the same stretch.