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Dominican Pujols draws attention in Major League Baseball

Pujols hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Saturday’s game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, dropping four home runs under 700.

Now only the Americans Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) are the only major leaguers who have hit more home runs than the Caribbean has achieved throughout his brilliant 22-year career.

St. Louis trailed 1-3 in the sixth when Pujols found Jonathan Trey Brubakerr’s first pitch, a slider, and sent the ball 418 feet from home plate into the left-field bleachers.

The Dominican also contributed a double and a single for the victory of the Cardinals, leaders of the Central Division of the National League, with a score of 7-5.

For St. Louis, Giovanny Gallegos (3-5) pitched a perfect inning for the win and Ryan Helsley gave up an RBI single to Bryan Reynolds in the ninth before forcing Rodolfo Castro to score his game. championship.

For the Cardinals, Pujols 4-3 with a run scored and three products and Puerto Rican Yadier Molina 3-1.

For the Pirates, the Dominicans Oneil Cruz 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI, and Castro 5-1 with a run scored and an RBI.

In another game, Freddie Freeman had four runs and as many hits, including a two-run homer, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-4, cutting their winning streak to four to win the National League West Division.

Julio Urías (16-7) allowed two home runs to Manny Machado but silenced the rest of the opposing team for seven innings to win his third straight start and record his 12th hit in 13 decisions.

San Diego fell to the number three wild card in the National League playoffs, three games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers.

For the Dodgers, the Dominican Hanser Alberto 4-0 and for the Padres, the Dominicans Juan Soto 4-1, Machado 4-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs and the Venezuelan José Azocar 2-1.

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