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Molina has five RBIs in five games this season,
including three in two contests against the Marlins. The
Cardinals will go for a three-game series sweep against Miami on
Wednesday afternoon.
Center fielder Dylan Carlson slugged a solo homer in the ninth
to pad St. Louis' lead.
The Cardinals overcame an impressive pitching performance by
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (0-1), who tied his career high
with 10 strikeouts.
Alcantara, a former Cardinals pitcher, struck out six straight
batters between the second and fourth innings. He went six
innings and allowed two walks, four hits and three runs (two
earned).
Cardinals starter John Gant lasted just four innings, striking
out four and allowing four hits, three walks and one run
(unearned). He was lifted after throwing 82 pitches.
St. Louis got some good relief pitching, most notably from
Giovanny Gallegos, who struck out the side in the seventh. Alex
Reyes got the final four outs for his second save in this
series.
Miami finished a meager 1-for-13 with runners in scoring
position.
Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper, who missed Monday's game
due to a bad reaction from his vaccine shot, went 0-for-1 with
three walks and one run scored.
Miami opened scoring in the first when Corey Dickerson singled
and scored on a two-error play by Cardinals left fielder Tyler
O'Neill. First, O'Neil failed to handle Starling Marte's 110-mph
line drive right at him. O'Neill then threw wildly to third,
allowing Dickerson to score.
The Marlins loaded the bases with no outs in the third but
failed to score as Adam Duvall struck out, Brian Anderson popped
out, and Jazz Chisholm struck out.
Miami made it 2-0 in the fifth. Cooper walked and advanced one
base each time on singles by Duvall and Anderson. Cooper scored
on Chisholm's sacrifice fly to O'Neill, who made a diving catch.
St. Louis took a 3-2 lead in the sixth. The Cardinals loaded the
bases with none out as Tommy Edman and Paul Goldschmidt singled
and Nolan Arenado walked.
The Cardinals got their first run on Jorge Alfaro's passed ball,
which was coincidentally how they scored their first run in
Monday's game. Paul DeJong's RBI ground out tied the score, and
St. Louis grabbed the lead on Molina's sacrifice fly.
Cardinals reliever Tyler Webb entered the game in the eighth,
and he allowed Chisholm's leadoff double down the third-base
line. Webb got the next two outs before the Cards brought in
Reyes. Dickerson then hit a drive to left-center, where Carlson
ran it down.
Reyes then worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
--Field Level Media
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