Yadier Shuts Down Opponents' Running Game

You think Cards catcher Yadier Molina has gained a bit of a reputation as a defensive monster? Not only does the guy regularly pick off runners, not only has the team allowed only 2 passed balls so far this year, but opponents aren't even bothering to try to steal bases against the Cardinals. So far, they've only attempted 35 steals, and only been successful 20 times, for a 57% success rate. Compare this to a league average of 79 attempted steals against, and a 73% success rate. Houston, with 48 attempts against, is the only other team with 60 or fewer attempts against. Seattle, with a 58% success rate against, is the only other team with a success rate against better than 63%.