Albert Pujols

Facing a 0-2 pitch, Pujols noticed that the chain he wears around his neck had broken. The Cardinals designated hitter gave his chain to Diaz to hold while ...

Or maybe Pujols was just trying to butter up Diaz to avoid Brendan Donovan’s fate. Pujols ended up hitting an RBI single to tie the game at three. The Cardinals designated hitter gave his chain to Diaz to hold while he took his at-bat.

TORONTO - Albert Pujols had a three-run homer and made Cardinals' history as St. Louis beat the Blue Jays 6-1 ...

Pujols has a total of 2,112 hits for St. Louis. The likely Hall of Famer singled in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, and homered in the fifth to surpass Rogers Hornsby for fourth on the Cardinals’ all-time hits list. TORONTO — Albert Pujols had a three-run homer and made Cardinals’ history as St. Louis beat the Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday to snap Toronto’s seven-game win streak.

Albert Pujols made sure his last game in Toronto would be a memorable one. The St. Louis Cardinals' veteran slugger hit a home run in the top of the fifth ...

Pujols showed his appreciation by collecting a single, a double, and then the homer, bringing him within one of hitting for the cycle. He only has seven this season, making his chances of hitting 700 before he retires a long shot. Albert Pujols made sure his last game in Toronto would be a memorable one.

Adam Wainwright and Albert Pujols, as they've done many times before, combined to hoist the Cardinals out of the doldrums and into a series split with Toronto.

Go down the list, and there’s a lot of sacrifice. Musial has a hearty lead on any Cardinals in the career hits category, with 3,630, all for St. Louis. Lou Brock is second (2,713), and there just ahead of Pujols is his pal, Yadier Molina. The Cardinals catcher has 2,141 hits, and his total has idled since he went on the injured list in June. In the fifth inning, after Toronto had answered with a run to shorten the Cardinals’ lead, Gorman again led off an inning. Manager Oliver Marmol explained that the left-handed infielder needed to continue to get reps in games to make necessary adjustments, and moving Gorman down to No. 8 in the lineup meant he could get three, four plate appearances. Looking for ways to counter how opponents have found new and varied ways to unplug his swing, rookie Gorman was out early for hitting practice Wednesday and dropped down in the lineup that night. Neither inning amounted to much as Wainwright got a fly out to end the fourth after Toronto had scored a single run. Four of those hits were singles, and two of the hits belonged to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The tight turnaround from Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Blue Jays gave the Cardinals a split of the two-game series and a split of the four-game season series. His three-run homer widened the lead for the Cardinals. And along the way to filling up the box score he leapfrogged some Cardinals luminaries in the club’s record books. He struck out eight, and the only baserunners Toronto had were the five they earned with hits. The trouble Cardinals pitchers had Tuesday night containing the brawny Toronto office came down to inviting contact and seeding the bases with walks. Into that middle-order absence came center fielder Dylan Carlson, who had the RBI on three of the Cardinals’ first four runs of the series, and Pujols.

St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols joined one of the greatest players in baseball history in the franchise record books.

He signed with the Los Angeles Angels following the 2011 season. He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers following his release. He launched a ball 439 feet to left-center field, extending the Cardinals’ lead to 6-1.

Cardinals star Albert Pujols has nothing but appreciation after Blue Jays fans showed him a ton of love in their series.

Blue Jays fans made sure to celebrate the career of Pujols and honor him as he played in their stadium for the final time. It’s definitely a well-deserved tribute to one of the best hitters the league has ever seen, though. Albert on getting a pair of standing ovations in Toronto: "My last year of my career, just to be able to enjoy this year, just to travel around and see the appreciation of the fans — it means a lot."

Albert Pujols had three hits including a three-run home run, right-hander Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals ...

Jeremy Beasley allowed only a hit batter in the top of the seventh. When Tyler O’Neill walked with two out, Trevor Richards replaced Gausman and gave up Pujols’ seventh homer of the season. Gorman led off the fifth with his 10th homer of the season, a drive to left. Donovan scored on a double to right by Lars Nootbaar, who was out trying to reach third. The teams split four games this season. He was thrown out at home by Teoscar Hernandez on Brendan Donovan’s single to right.

The 42-year-old slugger has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 14-for-36 (.389) in that span. He's up to seven homers, 24 RBI, 18 runs scored, a ...

- Cardinals' Albert Pujols: Homers in win - Cardinals' Albert Pujols: Knocks another homer It was still an impressive three-hit performance, with his fifth-inning homer accounting for insurance runs for the Cardinals. The 42-year-old slugger has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 14-for-36 (.389) in that span.

Albert Pujols had three hits including a three-run home run, right-hander Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals ...

Jeremy Beasley allowed only a hit batter in the top of the seventh. Gorman led off the fifth with his 10th homer of the season, a drive to left. When Tyler O’Neill walked with two out, Trevor Richards replaced Gausman and gave up Pujols’ seventh homer of the season.

TORONTO -- For two hours and 57 minutes, time moved backwards at Rogers Centre. Albert Pujols and Adam Wainwright could have fooled anyone into believing ...

... It’s good to have a peer on the team that you can talk life with.” And there’s a level of comfort in having each other as the game changes around them. “That’s what you’re hoping for,” said Marmol. “For him to step up and be able to carry us in a time when we didn’t have Goldy and Nolan. And he did exactly that. “He’s unbelievable,” Wainwright said. And just life -- because our lives are going through a lot of the same things, with kids and all that kind of stuff. “So, it’s nice to have conversations about the old days sometimes. That provided Wainwright with plenty of run support as the right-hander struck out eight without issuing a walk over seven innings of one-run ball. “He might be old, but he can still hit.”","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10":{"contentDate":"2022-07-28T03:13:11.325Z","description":"Albert Pujols talks about his three-hit performance, the reception he's received from fans during his final season and more","duration":"00:01:37","slug":"albert-pujols-on-three-hit-night","source":null,"tags":[{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.0","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.1","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.2","typename":"Tag"},{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.3","typename":"Tag"}],"templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/m3wjfktur1ojpmrxswb6","title":"Albert Pujols on three-hit night","type":"video","url":"/video/albert-pujols-on-three-hit-night","__typename":"Video"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.0":{"slug":"gamepk-661715","title":"2022/07/27 stl@tor","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.1":{"slug":"teamid-138","title":"St. Louis Cardinals","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.2":{"slug":"playerid-405395","title":"Albert Pujols","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.10.tags.3":{"slug":"interview","title":"interview","__typename":"Tag"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.11":{"content":"Pujols laughed. “I pitched four innings,” he recalled. They've been doing it for a long time and, obviously, both of them had great nights.” I don’t think he’s out there, and I’m not out there, to be mascots. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.8":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.8.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"albert-pujols-adam-wainwright-lead-cardinals-over-blue-jays\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.9":{"content":"“We needed this,” said the 40-year-old Wainwright, who hadn’t pitched in Toronto since 2010, when Vernon Wells hit two home runs off him and Pujols went 1-for-4 while still in his first iconic stint with the Cardinals.\n\nWainwright remembers it vividly.\n\n“I pitched four innings,” he recalled.