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Molina, wearing Clemente's No. 21, homers to ignite early, 9-2 romp vs. Tigers

Let the wild rumpus continue.

An inning after Yadier Molina lofted a two-run homer into the left-field seats for the first runs of the game, everyone else in the Cardinals' lineup got involved in the fun to pull away from a 9-2 lead after 3 1/2 innings Thursday against Detroit.

The Cardinals hit two two-run homers as part of a seven-run third inning that forced the Tigers to use three different pitchers.

Kolten Wong reached base twice in the inning, and it was his leadoff walk against starter Tarik Skrubal that put the inning in motion.