ST. LOUIS (AP) – Randal Grichuk homered in his return to the majors, Yadier Molina had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Sunday night.
Grichuk, who was sent to the minors on May 29 after struggling with consistency, had two hits – including his solo homer in the sixth inning – and scored twice. Molina, who had missed the previous two games after being hit by a foul tip on the knee, had three hits, scored three runs and drove in a run.
The Cardinals, who had lost three straight, scored four runs in the seventh to break open a tie game. Molina’s RBI single off Juan Nicasio (1-4) made it 5-4 and rookie Paul DeJong’s two-run single gave St. Louis an 8-4 lead.
Trevor Rosenthal (2-3) earned the win in relief for the Cardinals.
St. Louis is home Monday afternoon to make up a game against Cincinnati that was rained out April 29th. Michael Wacha (3-3) starts for the Cardinals while Brandon Finnegan (1-0) goes for the Reds. Game time is 3:15 with the pre-game at 2:20 on KTLO-AM.
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