Yadier Molina still hopes to contribute in some capacity during the NL Championship Series, if his sore side allows it.
And the St. Louis Cardinals aren’t ready to rule him out, either. For now, they’re keeping their catcher and leader on the active roster despite a strained left oblique muscle sustained in Game 2 of the NLCS.
Molina flew on the team charter to the Bay Area on Sunday night after leaving Busch Stadium for an MRI. Once the team arrived at AT&T Park on Monday, Molina met with team doctors and medical staff in the training room of the visitors’ clubhouse.
Molina played catch and surprised himself, the coaches and trainers.
“A little better than what I expected,” Molina said afterward. “When I woke up, I was moving all right. We’ll see. I’m going to try (to play).”
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