SAN FRANCISCO — When the Cardinals return home from this six-game, two-city road trip, they'll do so with the young hitter they spent most of winter planning to have in their lineup and one weekend in spring signing a future…
A grand slam in the first inning, two homers in the second inning give lefty Matz a career-high tying eight runs allowed and three homers allowed.
The eighth catcher in MLB history with 1,000 RBIs and 2,000 hits, Molina extended his hitting streak to eight games after his 'mini spring training.'
Dave Pallone ejected Ted Simmons, Keith Hernandez and Ken Boyer - but he didn't stop there.
Matz, back from the bereavement list, will look to build on his best home start of season. Also: Flaherty, as advertised, completes bullpen throw.