Yadier Molina walks it off to send the series to game 5, a breakdown
What Happened
In the 10th inning of Game 4 of the NLDS, the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals are tied 1-1. Kolten Wong of the Cardinals opens the inning with a ground-rule double. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is then intentionally walked by Braves pitcher Julio Teheran. With runners on first and third and one out, veteran catcher Yadier Molina steps to the plate. Molina, who has struggled against Teheran in the past, works a 1-0 count. Teheran tries to jam him with a fastball inside, but Molina is able to put the ball in play, hitting a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run. Kolten Wong scores from third, giving the Cardinals a 2-1 victory and evening the series at two games apiece. As Molina jogs down the first base line, he unleashes an emphatic celebration, flinging his helmet and pumping his fist. His teammates mob him at home plate, with the veteran catcher at the center of the raucous scene. Molina had earlier tied the game with an RBI single and his game-winning sac fly completes the comeback. Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. takes exception to Molina's emotional display, making a throat-slashing gesture towards the Cardinals dugout. Molina responds in kind, engaging in a brief war of words and gestures with Acuña. Molina's Cardinals teammate looks on, attempting to calm the situation, but the veteran catcher is clearly fired up after the dramatic victory. The win forces a decisive Game 5 between the longtime National League rivals. Molina, a future Hall of Famer, has once again proven his ability to deliver in the clutch for the Cardinals. His walk-off heroics and emotional reaction have set the stage for an intense, winner-take-all showdown to determine who will advance to the NLCS.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentGame four of the NLDS Braves are up two
games to one they win this they go on
it's tied in the 10th inning kolten Wong
opens it up with a little flair shot
ground rule double this one's brought to
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Julio Tehran's in they intentionally
walk Goldschmidt Teheran he wasn't even
on the postseason roster but he got
called in because of injury they're
looking for the DoublePlay ball here
they go outside that's a nice pitch all
right let's go inside and jam him
DoublePlay ball really nice play by the
pitcher gets it to second gets it to
first not in time
he's safe at first that puts the
go-ahead winning run at third base with
only one out and out can win the game
yadi is 1 for 15 against Teheran but
they're all fly balls I looked into it
and he opens them up with a fastball hit
a bull fastball I would not have done
that he's a first pitch swing er and
that's the game they're gonna throw home
as if there's a chance there's no
[ __ ] chance kolten Wong scoring you
have to put on airs for the crowd though
and bam going to a game 5 yachty with
the bat fling show me the wide shot I
need to know where that went helmet you
can get the [ __ ] over there - I'm done
with you
hugs and celebrations galore what a
finish to out he tied the game earlier
he wins it here with the sac fly yellow
phone can't take his damn video for a
life shaking like crazy old man putting
on a steady hands clinic behind her
Carlos gonna come up and say yeah and
yeah he's like ok calm down but my one
message to you is just calm down at all
times you need to calm down and thank
you ok yadi yadi yadi a pretty chanta
Beltaine he goes you [ __ ] done throat
slash city let's go let's go you're
[ __ ] done teammate looking at him
like yeah do you ok
you seem very angry no I'm gone good
brother all good I'm just letting them
know they're [ __ ] done Cardinals were
like he's just responding to a Kuna who
does the same thing but a Kuna does it
on his jersey over the Braves logo this
is a vicious throat slash he's out for
blood he's gonna murder people my phone
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