I talked to Yadi. "But if I could explain it I would, but I can't".
Moments later, Molina realized the baseball had stuck to his chest protector.
Wacha said he knew shortly after he began throwing this offseason in late December that his shoulder was going to be all right. However, having "on his person, or in his possession, any foreign substance" is only a violation for the pitcher - not a catcher or the other seven defenders.
Catchers sometimes put pine tar somewhere on their uniforms, often around the shin guards, to help give them a better grip.
"I have no idea what happened there - that's all I can tell you", reiterated Matheny.
After crossing first base, Chen stuck out his tongue. Twins relievers have logged 10 scoreless innings, three games into the season.
Yadier Molina continues to deny that he has any idea how a pitch stuck to his chest protector on Thursday: he says he has no earthly clue.
Cecil left the clubhouse without speaking to reporters. The left-hander said he waited for a time for Matheny to finish up his media briefing, but then was eager to be with his family.
"We celebrated, I made it past the third game this year", Schwarber said. I mean, short of this kid being at the game? Especially after a game like that, this is the last place I want to be.
Only after Szczur made it to first did Molina realize the ball was lodged in the chest protector.
"Do I put anything on my chest protector to stick?" he asked. "That's a dumb question", he said.
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The Cubs could have pressed the matter and made their rivals squirm a bit, at the very least, but they seemed to shrug off the freaky moment.
Molina was certain about one thing.
"That play changed everything", Molina said.
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The Cardinals went into the bottom of the seventh with a 4-2 lead and new relief acquisition Brett Cecil on the mound.
Jon Jay, former Cardinals outfielder, followed the odd moment with a walk, then outfielder Kyle Schwarber hit a blast to give Chicago a 5-4 lead.
It was a 180-degree turn for Schwarber, who at this time previous year saw his season end with ligament tears in his knee while chasing a fly ball in Arizona. Geovany Soto, the catcher who joined the White Sox as a free agent this off-season, added his first two home runs for Chicago to help give Rick Renteria his first victory as the team's manager. "I've been playing baseball for a long time and I've never seen it, so I'm sure there is an uproar about it". "I don't know what happened".
One could argue this sticky instance cost the Cardinals a win. "Probably Tuf-Skin. I've never seen that happen. We'll come back in 5 days and hope he's back to where he was". "I was yelling at him, saying, 'Chest!"
"It definitely came into effect right there". It is what it is. That's fine. Catchers have stuff all the time.
Schwarber, who broke into the major leagues as a catcher, also said foreign substances are commonly used by backstops.
"Maybe it rubbed off some and it stuck", Schwarber said. Although the pine tar would preferably be on the inside of the protector.
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