A few weeks ago, it seemed unlikely that Albert Pujols would hit 700 home runs in his career. He is currently experiencing a rush. Pujols hit another home run against the Cubs on Monday.
According to the tweet and the video, Pujols has hit 693 home runs in his storied career.
The consequences for career statistics will be covered shortly. But first, let’s remark that the Cardinals defeated the team by a score of 1-0. The sole run in the Cardinals’ eighth straight victory came via Pujols’ lone home run. They hold complete control of the NL Central and are 16-3 so far in August. Pujols has also been crucial throughout this span.
In contrast to last year, when Pujols hit 17 home runs, he had only hit seven as of August 6. At the time, it appeared as though his chances of catching A-Rod were slim and that reaching the 700 barrier would be a very difficult task. Given that he has now homered seven times in the past 12 days, it appears as though he will overtake A-Rod and put a genuine run at 700 on the table.
The odds for Pujols improve when the Cardinals face more left-handed pitchers. You’ll notice that Cubs lefty Drew Smyly pitched the home run. Pujols’ season line versus southpaws was.388/.429/.777 going into Monday’s game.
The home run that will be hit against the Cubs should be very well known: The 58th of his professional life. Even though he has only hit more against the Astros 62 times, he has faced them in over 400 more plate appearances overall (keep in mind that the Astros were in the AL West when Pujols joined the Angels after starting his career with the NL Central Astros). In addition, he has 30 home runs over the course of 97 games at Wrigley Field.