Julio Rodriguez becomes the third rookie in baseball history to hit 25 home runs and steal 25 bases in the same season, while Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a record for most starts as a regular season Major League battery. Meanwhile, the contrast between their historical moments is highlighted, with Wainwright at 41 and Molina at 40, and Rodriguez at just 21 years old. The Cardinals now have an eight-game lead over the Brewers in the National League Central, and the MLB season is coming to a close.
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