One Rockies player has reached place through four innings, and he has done so twice. Nolan Arenado drew a walk in the first inning. In the fourth, Arenado checked his swing and took a pitch off his forearm. The pitch caromed into Yadier Molina's facemask, and both players were momentarily stunned by the events. Arenado took first, and he advanced no farther. Molina remained in the game.
The Cardinals and Major League Baseball plunge into Players Weekend with a distinctive twist on the annual chance for players to break loose from the uniform rules, wear their nicknames, and generally add some twists to their usual staid uniforms.