St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 691st and 692nd profession house runs Saturday, moving him ever moredetailed to the unique 700 club.
His veryfirst house run came in the leading of the 2nd inning off Arizona left-hander Madison Bumgarner, illustration a substantial cheer from the Diamondbacks faithful.
Pujols takenadvantageof Bumgarner onceagain in the 4th inning, a no-doubter to practically the specific exactsame area. He completed the videogame 4-for-4 with the 2 house runs in a 16-7 Cardinals triumph.
Albert Pujols blasts 2 homers
The St. Louis Cardinals travelled to a 16-7 triumph versus the Arizona Diamondbacks as Pujols moved within 8 of the 700-home run mark.
Pujols, 42, has 13 house runs in 70 videogames this season, consistingof 5 in his last 5 videogames. With the huge day, Pujols likewise moved past Stan Musial into 2nd location on the profession list for overall bases. The three-time MVP has revealed that this will be his last season.
With 8 more house runs, he would endupbeing simply the 4th gamer in MLB history to hit700 He presently ranks 5th on the all-time list:
1. Barry Bonds, 762
2. Henry Aaron, 755
3. Babe Ruth, 714
4. Alex Rodriguez, 696
5. Albert Pujols, 692
The next-closest active gamer is Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, 39, who ranks 27th all-time with 506 house runs.
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