By Stephen J. Nesbitt / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Yadier Molina hit the first pitch he saw right on the screws and then watched in disbelief, hands glued to the sides of his pine-tarred helmet, as the play before him unfolded into the first recorded 4-5-4 triple play in major league history.
With St. Louis Cardinals runners on second and third and no outs in the second inning, Neil Walker snared Molina’s screaming line drive and threw to third baseman Jung Ho Kang, doubling off Jhonny Peralta.
Jason Heyward, the runner coming from second, had slowed to a walk, thinking the inning was already over.