Tony Cruz Gets Break From Rest To Fill In For Yadier Molina; Trevor Rosenthal Not Citing Velocity As Problematic; Mark Ellis On Track For Quick Return To Cardinals; Minor Matters; Worth Noting

With the Cardinals four games into a stretch of 20 in 20 days and Yadier Molina having started each of the team's first 12, manager Mike Matheny, with input from his veteran catcher, earmarked Monday as a prescribed off-day for Molina.

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