Cardinals' Yadier Molina: Racks up three hits in loss

Molina went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs on Friday.

The veteran backstop had gone 0-for-2 with a hit by pitch, a walk, an RBI and a run Wednesday in his return from a two-game absence due to a knee bruise, and he followed it up with his first multi-hit effort since May 29 in Friday's defeat. Molina is putting together one of his best offensive performances of the past several seasons, as he's carrying a .286 average, .823 OPS, 18 extra-base hits and 28 RBI across 167 plate appearances.