Molina’s fly to left easily plated Wong and the best-of-five series was even at 2-2.

Extolling all the things Molina did on Monday, including nursing eight pitchers through 10 innings, manager Mike Shildt said, "That's what make you an elite, special player. That's what he is."

Ozuna, meanwhile, is eight for 17 with four multiple-hit games in his first exposure to the postseason. "It's the kind of moment I've been waiting for (for) a long time," he said.

"Right now, I have it here."

Said Shildt, "I'm not the least bit surprised. From the first day he got here and the process that's taken place up to now, he gets hungrier and hungrier."

CARDS CATCH UP IN 8TH

After their bullpen in the persons of John Brebbia, Andrew Miller and Ryan Helsley had kept them alive, the Cardinals finally pushed across a run other than via a homer as they caught the Atlanta Braves at 4-4 in the eighth inning Monday.

Paul Goldschmidt, who had hit one of the homers—Marcell Ozuna had the other two—doubled to left off Shane Green with one out in the eighth. Ozuna was called out on strikes but Yadier Molina singled just off the glove of leaping, 6-foot-5 first baseman Freddie Freeman to the tie score.