Pujols Joins 700-HR Club

09/26/2022 Pujols Joins 700-HR Club

By: Jeff Yoder

Albert Pujols Hits Home Runs No. 699 & No. 700 in 2-HR Outing on Friday

And then there were four… With a vintage two-homer performance on Friday night against the Dodgers, Albert Pujols made history. The 42-year-old hit home run No. 699 in the third inning. In the top of the 4th, he stepped back to the plate with the eyes of the world watching and delivered a towering three-run blast over the left-field wall. Hugs and emotions followed before the Cardinals rolled the Dodgers (11-0). He’s just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 home runs, joining Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). Quite the Mount Rushmore of baseball’s home-run hitters. Take a bow, Big Al!

 

Watch: Albert Pujols Hits 700th Home Run

 

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Royals Rally With 11-Run InningThe Royals and Mariners delivered a wild outing on Sunday in Kansas City. Trailing by nine runs in the fifth inning, the Royals reeled off an 11-run sixth inning before claiming a 13-12 victory. It was KC’s home finale.

 

Dodgers Tie Wins Record: After surrendering the 700th homer to Pujols on Friday, the Dodgers won games against the Cards on Saturday (6-2) and Sunday (4-1) to tie the franchise wins record with 106 and clinch the top spot in the NL playoffs.

 

Guardians Clinch AL CentralA weekend sweep of the Rangers gave the Guardians their first division title since 2018 on Sunday. Cleveland has won seven straight games and nine of their last ten heading toward the postseason.

 

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