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The stars come out, especially Albert Pujols (No. 698), as Cardinals overtake Reds

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals had only one hit through eight innings on Thursday night against a collection of Cincinnati pitchers specializing in off-speed pitches. That game resulted in a 3-2 loss for the Cardinals and through five innings — and four different pitchers on Friday — they had only…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Last-gasp rally fizzles for Cardinals as offense bows to Reds

ST. LOUIS — An inability to do much around the plate all evening other than throw Reds out near it caught up with the Cardinals when the snooze button on their offense lifted in the ninth.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Parade of Brewers relievers stymie Cardinals to nibble into division lead

ST. LOUIS — While the potential for history swirls around the first-place Cardinals all week, the Milwaukee Brewers, the reigning division champs, arrived with their present at stake.

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SI:AM | Broncos Country Missed Its Ride

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Sports Illustrated

Albert Pujols Makes Classy Gesture to Fans Who Caught 697th Homer

Pujols belted a dramatic go-ahead home run in the ninth inning on Sunday and made a special gesture to the Pirates fans who caught it.

Sports Illustrated

Albert Pujols hits 697th career homer

He moved past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list.

Chicago Sun-Times

Albert Pujols had a classy gesture for the fans who caught his No. 697 home run ball

What a story. What a guy.

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Albert Pujols Hits 697th Career Home Run, Passes Alex Rodriguez

Pujols moved into sole possession of fourth on the all-time list with his go-ahead homer in the ninth inning on Sunday.

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Albert Pujols Hits No. 696 to Tie Alex Rodriguez on MLB’s All-Time List

The Cardinals star is now four shy of joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in the 700 home-run club.

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These baseball trivia questions are ageless

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Chicago Sun-Times

Dylan Hernández: To make it work with Lakers, Russell Westbrook can't be the Russell Westbrook of old

Russell Westbrook didn't speak, but he didn't have to say anything.

Los Angeles Times

Jose Quintana goes five strong innings, bullpen shuts door in Cardinals' 4-1 win over Nationals

ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Jose Quintana, one of two starting pitchers acquired by the Cardinals at the early August trading deadline, worked a fifth consecutive start of five innings or fewer on Tuesday night. But this five-inning stint was highly effective as he struck out five, walked no one and…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Cubs’ Nico Hoerner continues quiet ascent as final month of rebuilding season winds down

Someday, the faces of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry could belong to former Stanford double-play partners Hoerner and Tommy Edman.

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Ben Frederickson: Even NL fundamentalists have to admit Pujols and Cardinals have made DH a hit

I know it’s impolite to say, ‘I told you so.’

Chicago Sun-Times

In final at-bat vs. Cubs, Albert Pujols crushes 695th homer; Cardinals sweep with 2-0 win

After sending the ball over the bullpen in left — a 429-foot blast — Pujols couldn’t wipe the ear-to-ear smile from his face as he circled the bases.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pujols' pinch homer in eighth gives Cardinals 2-0 win and sweep over Cubs

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals had been held to one run or none 12 times this season while ace right-hander Miles Mikolas had been on the mound.

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Sideline chatter: And you thought putting into the clown’s mouth was tough

Warning: Dogleg ahead … and maybe a giraffe leg.

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Gene Collier: Boy, will Albert Pujols miss PNC Park

PITTSBURGH — By next Sunday, if it hasn't already, the looming launch of the NFL season will have fully swallowed what remains of our baseball consciousness around here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs lose 8-4 to Cardinals, leaving one final game against Albert Pujols on Sunday

“You can see a lot of players have success out there, but nobody respects them how they respect ‘the Machine,’ ” said the Cubs’ Franmil Reyes, Pujols’ fellow Dominican. “That means a lot to all of us.”

Sports Illustrated

Five Things to Follow Five Weeks Before the Playoffs

In five weeks, we’ll be watching playoff baseball. Because of the new 12-team postseason format, this is the first year in which there will be four best-of-three Wild Card Series, two in the AL and two in the NL, as opposed to the single one-and-done game in each league. This…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Albert Pujols, Lars Nootbaar deliver in 13th after Cardinals dazzle on defense

CINCINNATI — It twice took five infielders and two outs at home plate in extra innings for the Cardinals to flaunt their stellar defense and give their offense opportunity after opportunity to do something, anything. It didn’t even have to be stellar, just substantive.

Benzinga

Serena Williams Part Of Crazy Tennis And Baseball Stat: Can She Cap Off Retirement With US Open Win?

Considered by many one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Serena Williams is playing in her final US Open. Williams announced her retirement from the sport of tennis to focus on building a family. Here’s a crazy stat from her first win at the 2022 US Open and…

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SI:AM | Aaron Judge Might Actually Do It

Roger Maris’s AL home run record is within reach.

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1 incredible stat shows how Serena Williams and Albert Pujols eerily did the same thing 21 years apart

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