St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 18, 2015
Molina gets second day off as Cubs host Cards
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina tags out Milwaukee Brewers' Shane Peterson at home during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Milwaukee. Peterson tried top score from third on a ball hit by Adam Lind. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)CHICAGO • At one point earlier this month, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was on pace to zoom past 1,200 innings behind the plate, a total that would have been almost three total games beyond his previous career high.
It would be a total that the Cardinals couldn't imagine earlier in the season, at least not in spring when getting Molina breaks during the season was such a topic of conversation.
The breaks are happening.