Albert Pujols? two homeruns brings total to 26
KANSAS CITY.- Albert Pujols, Mister Consistency, hit two homeruns yesterday to bring his total number of multi-homer games to 28, tying him with Mark McGuire in the history of Saint Louis.
The Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 12-5, and Pujols batted in six of these runs, now reaching 68 RBIs and 26 homeruns. He hit 4 for 5 and upped his average to .329. Pujols tied Stan Musial's team mark of nine lifetime grand slams and with his three this season he has tied the record shared with Jim Bottomley (1925) and Keith Hernandez (1977) and Fernando Tatis (1999).
Jose Guillen, 2-3, 2 RBI, HR (8), .226; Miguel Olivo, 1-3, .253; Robinson Tejeda, 1 IP 0.1, HBP 2, ER 2, BB 1, K 1, SD, 3.63; Juan Cruz, 1 IP, HBP 1, ER 0, K 1, SD, 5.46. For manager Tony LaRussa, this was his win number 2.500.
Boston 6, Atlanta 5
David Ortiz hit a two-run homerun and Nick Green hit a homerun on the first pitch of bottom of the ninth inning to give the Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Ortiz hit his sixth homerun and number 295 of his career, breaking a tie with Robin Ventura. He went 2-4, .213. Ramon Ramirez, 0.1 IP, HP 1, ER 0, BS 2, 1.96.
Toronto 9, Nationals 4
The Toronto Blue Jays avoided the dubious distinction of becoming the first team to be swept by the cellar-dwelling Washington Nationals when they got five runs batten in by Lyle Overbay and a stupendous outing by Ricky Romero to win 9-4. Cristian Guzman, 2-5, .333; Ron Belliard, 0-1, .172; Jesus Colome, 1;0 IP, HP 0. ER 0, K 1, SD, 6.24.
Cubs 6, Cleveland 2
Geovany Soto hit a homerun, Randy Wells obtained his first win in the Majors and the Chicago Cubs defeated Cleveland 6-2. Johnny Peralta, 0-3, .255; Alfonso Soriano, 1-5, Scored a run, .224.
Tampa 10, Mets 6
Carlos Peña, 0-3, 1 RBI, .235; Willy Aybar, 1-1, 1 RBI, .273; Wilson Valdez, 0-3, .208; Fernando Tatis, 0-1,.256
Colorado 5, Pirates 4
Robinson Diaz, 1-4, 1 RBI, .279; Joel Peralta, 1.0 IP, ER 0, K 2, Hold 5, 1.54.
San Diego 4, Oakland 1
Henry Blanco and Kevin Kouzmanoff belted homeruns in San Diego's 4-1 victory over Oakland.
Giants 4, Texas 2
Nelson Cruz, 0-4, .268
The Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 12-5, and Pujols batted in six of these runs, now reaching 68 RBIs and 26 homeruns. He hit 4 for 5 and upped his average to .329. Pujols tied Stan Musial's team mark of nine lifetime grand slams and with his three this season he has tied the record shared with Jim Bottomley (1925) and Keith Hernandez (1977) and Fernando Tatis (1999).
Jose Guillen, 2-3, 2 RBI, HR (8), .226; Miguel Olivo, 1-3, .253; Robinson Tejeda, 1 IP 0.1, HBP 2, ER 2, BB 1, K 1, SD, 3.63; Juan Cruz, 1 IP, HBP 1, ER 0, K 1, SD, 5.46. For manager Tony LaRussa, this was his win number 2.500.
Boston 6, Atlanta 5
David Ortiz hit a two-run homerun and Nick Green hit a homerun on the first pitch of bottom of the ninth inning to give the Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Ortiz hit his sixth homerun and number 295 of his career, breaking a tie with Robin Ventura. He went 2-4, .213. Ramon Ramirez, 0.1 IP, HP 1, ER 0, BS 2, 1.96.
Toronto 9, Nationals 4
The Toronto Blue Jays avoided the dubious distinction of becoming the first team to be swept by the cellar-dwelling Washington Nationals when they got five runs batten in by Lyle Overbay and a stupendous outing by Ricky Romero to win 9-4. Cristian Guzman, 2-5, .333; Ron Belliard, 0-1, .172; Jesus Colome, 1;0 IP, HP 0. ER 0, K 1, SD, 6.24.
Cubs 6, Cleveland 2
Geovany Soto hit a homerun, Randy Wells obtained his first win in the Majors and the Chicago Cubs defeated Cleveland 6-2. Johnny Peralta, 0-3, .255; Alfonso Soriano, 1-5, Scored a run, .224.
Tampa 10, Mets 6
Carlos Peña, 0-3, 1 RBI, .235; Willy Aybar, 1-1, 1 RBI, .273; Wilson Valdez, 0-3, .208; Fernando Tatis, 0-1,.256
Colorado 5, Pirates 4
Robinson Diaz, 1-4, 1 RBI, .279; Joel Peralta, 1.0 IP, ER 0, K 2, Hold 5, 1.54.
San Diego 4, Oakland 1
Henry Blanco and Kevin Kouzmanoff belted homeruns in San Diego's 4-1 victory over Oakland.
Giants 4, Texas 2
Nelson Cruz, 0-4, .268
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