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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1784636" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/quick-hits-pujols-milestones-abound-highlights-galore-as-cardinals-romp-16-7-vs-arizona/article_a0777a44-699c-554d-871a-52759ee9a682.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>PHOENIX — By the time the scoreboard had calmed, the crowds’ ovations had quieted, and the overstuffed box score had been printed, the Cardinals’ victory Saturday night at Chase Field had featured a whirlwind of events.</p><p>Displays of power? Check.</p><p>Sublime defense? Check.</p><p>Pitching intrigue? Check.</p><p>Late-game pitching intrigue? Check.</p><p>Rallies? Check. And check again. And check again.</p><p>A young player in full flight? Check.</p><p>A hometown kid getting booed without doing anything? Check.</p><p></p><p>A slump-crunching grand slam? You bet.</p><p>An MVP homer and 100th RBI? But, of course.</p><p>But shining above all that frenzy as the Cardinals romped in Arizona for an 16-7 victory and won their sixth consecutive game – to the surprise of no one who has been watching the calendar unfold into legend – was Albert Pujols.</p><p>The Cardinals’ designated hitter cracked two home runs, finished with four hits, and <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-pujols-powers-past-musials-total-base-record-and-keeps-slugging/article_f602626c-d570-56b7-87a2-4520772588ee.html" target="_blank">along the way surpassed a record once owned by Stan Musial. His 10 total bases gave him 6,143 for his career, nine more than Musial and second only to Hank Aaron in major-league history</a>. With his 691st and 692nd home runs, both of Madison Bumgarner, Pujols moved within eight of a mark first reached by Babe Ruth. And, in the sixth inning, he lined a ball off the left-field wall that could have left the ballpark if it didn’t singe a few hats with its low launch angle.</p><p></p><p>He became the oldest player in major-league history to have four hits and two home runs in the same game, according to <a href="http://baseball-reference.com/" target="_blank">Baseball-Reference.com</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1784636, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/quick-hits-pujols-milestones-abound-highlights-galore-as-cardinals-romp-16-7-vs-arizona/article_a0777a44-699c-554d-871a-52759ee9a682.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] PHOENIX — By the time the scoreboard had calmed, the crowds’ ovations had quieted, and the overstuffed box score had been printed, the Cardinals’ victory Saturday night at Chase Field had featured a whirlwind of events. Displays of power? Check. Sublime defense? Check. Pitching intrigue? Check. Late-game pitching intrigue? Check. Rallies? Check. And check again. And check again. A young player in full flight? Check. A hometown kid getting booed without doing anything? Check. A slump-crunching grand slam? You bet. An MVP homer and 100th RBI? But, of course. But shining above all that frenzy as the Cardinals romped in Arizona for an 16-7 victory and won their sixth consecutive game – to the surprise of no one who has been watching the calendar unfold into legend – was Albert Pujols. The Cardinals’ designated hitter cracked two home runs, finished with four hits, and [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notebook-pujols-powers-past-musials-total-base-record-and-keeps-slugging/article_f602626c-d570-56b7-87a2-4520772588ee.html']along the way surpassed a record once owned by Stan Musial. His 10 total bases gave him 6,143 for his career, nine more than Musial and second only to Hank Aaron in major-league history[/URL]. With his 691st and 692nd home runs, both of Madison Bumgarner, Pujols moved within eight of a mark first reached by Babe Ruth. And, in the sixth inning, he lined a ball off the left-field wall that could have left the ballpark if it didn’t singe a few hats with its low launch angle. He became the oldest player in major-league history to have four hits and two home runs in the same game, according to [URL='http://baseball-reference.com/']Baseball-Reference.com[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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