ST. LOUIS _ Yadier Molina's two singles didn't figure in the scoring Thursday night as the Cardinals downed the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 at Busch Stadium. But they made history.
After Molina legged out an infield single in the second inning for career hit No. 1,999, he singled to right center off righthander Justin Topa in the seventh inning for the 2,000th hit of his career with the Cardinals.
Molina became the 12th player who primarily played as a catcher to have 2,000 and only the sixth player of any position to have 2,000 hits as a Cardinal. That list is an esteemed one, with the other members Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Rogers Hornsby, Enos Slaughter and Molina's longtime teammate and friend, Albert Pujols.
