s quick to point out that making it into the postseason is the Cardinals only goal, regardless of how they get there.Chicago is playing really well, but there is nothing written in baseball, said the eight-time Gold Gl

Northern Districts they lost their last eight wickets for 42 runs to finish on 142 in Hamilton, but that did not hurt them; they restricted Wellington to 135 for 9 to win by seven runs.Daryl Mitchell and Ben Laughlin took seven wickets between them to dent Wellington, not allowing any of the batsmen to create partnerships. Mitchell dismissed both Wellington openers - Hamish Marshall and Michael Papps - off consecutive deliveries in the fourth over. He finished with 4 for 35. Tom Blundells 42-ball 63 offered Wellingtons lone resistance; he was the ninth man out, dismissed by Laughlin, whose miserly figures of 3 for 13 meant Wellingtons required run-rate kept on increasing. After Blundells dismissal, they managed only seven runs off the last over.Earlier in the match, Joe Carter (32), Nathan Reardon (34) and Corey Anderson (34) batted aggressively to take Northern Districts to 100 for 2, before the collapse began; team was dismissed in the final over for 142 as their last seven batsmen aggregated only 21 runs.Defending champions Auckland beat Otago by 22 runs at home after Hong Kongs Mark Chapman hit 76 off 32 balls in an innings that included seven sixes and four fours.Four Auckland players made their T20 debut, one of them being opener Glenn Phillips, who scored a 32-ball 55, combining with Rob Nicol and Jeet Raval to stitch together two consecutive partnerships of 35 runs each. Chapman arrived after he was dismissed - with the team at 74 for 3 - and he added 108 runs for the fifth wicket with another debutant, SM Solia (30), before he was out in the last over of their innings.In their chase, Otago recovered after an early setback, with Anaru Kitchen (42) and Derek de Boorder (44) adding 64 runs for the second wicket. But with wickets falling every few overs, they finished 22 runs short of a win at the end of their 20 overs. Legbreak bowler Tarun Nethula picked two wickets and also effected de Boorders run out during a crucial stretch of the match.Central Districts beat Canterbury by seven runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match in New Plymouth in a game that stretched 28.5 overs overall.Central Districts finished on 198 after their 20, in part due to a second-wicket partnership of 73, followed by a 75-run partnership for the fourth wicket. 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Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. Air Force 1 Basse Italia .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Missing his first All-Star Game since 2008 was a tough blow for Yadier Molina.Even though the 34-year-old catcher welcomed the respite, he was deeply disappointed in his performance in the first half of the season with the St. Louis Cardinals.I hate to look bad, said Molina in a recent conversation with ESPN.com. I hate losing. Im a bad loser.When I am performing poorly and the team is losing, I feel terrible. I am a very proud man in what I do. I want to be the very best. And sometimes thats not going to happen. In baseball, we play too many games, there are so many moments when you are going to fail, but I simply dont like to lose.And struggle the Cardinals?did.St. Louis finished the first half barely four games above .500 (46-42), seven games behind the division-leading Chicago Cubs?and far from the team that was 56-33 at the break in 2015 and went on to win 100 games on its way to securing a third consecutive National League Central title.Molinas batting average in his first 82 games in 2016 was .259 with only 28 RBIs, evidence of the much-noticed decline his offense has shown his past two injury-ridden seasons.Nonetheless, Bengie and Jose Molinas younger brother said he paid no attention to the multiple criticisms writing him -- and the Cardinals -- off.We are a good team that never gives up, Molina said. We have had a lot of injuries, players that we have missed, but every time we put someone in the lineup, whatever their last name is, they give their best.We are a team of tradition and know how to win. It hasnt been an easy season for us, yet here we are.It has been a tale of two halves for Molina, and his resurgent offense has gone hand in hand with the Cardinals re-establishing themselves as solid wild-card playoff contenders.Molina said he has no explanation for his remarkable improvement, beyond feeling healthier. With a batting average of .357 and 13 doubles and two home runs in his past 34 games, Molina has had the best offfensive production among all catchers that have played at least 20 games in the second half of the season.ddddddddddddI play ball the same way every day, Molina said. Sometimes things go your way, sometimes they dont. But I have been playing baseball for a long time, and the key is always making adjustments. And each game its different.I also have felt healthier lately, better than the first couple of months. I had two surgeries back in December. A lot of people dont realize that. It has taken a while for my hand to feel 100 percent. I cant say Im at a 100 percent, because I really am not, but it has felt better, and that helped me perform better.The Cards currently hold a 1? game lead over the Miami Marlins for the National Leagues second wild-card slot after losing two out of three games to the New York Mets. But while Molina certainly has a sense of acceptance to the inevitability of the Cubs being crowned divisional champs, he is quick to point out that making it into the postseason is the Cardinals only goal, regardless of how they get there.Chicago is playing really well, but there is nothing written in baseball, said the eight-time Gold Glove Award winner and four-time Platinum Glove Award winner. I have gone through many moments, played in World Series, and weve been back 10 games or 11 games with 20 days left in the season, and we have come from behind to reach the playoffs.Winning the division is one of those things that one would like to do, but the mentality of every player is to make it to the playoffs. Anything can happen in the playoffs. We won 100 games last season and lost in the first round. Winning the division doesnt guarantee you anything. It doesnt guarantee that you will go to the World Series. All that matters is that you get to play in the postseason -- and there, anything can happen. ' ' '