Molina was placed on the restricted list. He's now been caught 43 times.Ĭardinals: C Yadier Molina is away from the team for the next two days because of what Marmol called “business matters.” Marmol said he expects Molina will be back in the lineup on Monday. Pujols has never been known as a speedster, but has been good at picking his spots with 117 career stolen bases. The 235-pounder took the D-backs - and pretty much everyone else - by surprise but catcher Carson Kelly was still able to make an accurate throw for the out. Pujols drew arguably his biggest roar from the crowd in the fifth, when he tried to steal second base. Arenado ranged over from third base, snagged the ball out of the air with his bare hand and then fired a low throw to Goldschmidt, who was able to scoop the ball from the dirt for the out.Īrenado has won nine Gold Gloves while Goldschmidt has four. Nolan Arenado and Goldschmidt combined for the defensive play of the night in the sixth.ĭ-backs speedster Alek Thomas hit a high chopper into the middle of the infield. Genesis Cabrera (4-2) got the win in relief. Louis starting pitcher Dakota Hudson gave up four runs over 4 1/3 innings. “That's probably the best he's ever hit me," Bumgarner said. The left-hander said facing Pujols is never easy. Bumgarner (6-13) gave up five runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Kelly finished with two hits and three RBIs. The Diamondbacks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on Christian Walker's sacrifice fly and Carson Kelly's RBI single that dropped just in front of a diving Nootbaar in right field. Nootbaar also scored on the play, scampering home after right fielder Daulton Varsho bobbled the ball in the corner. Lars Nootbaar's two-run triple in the sixth pushed the Cardinals ahead 7-4. The Cardinals have won six straight games and 15 of their past 18.
Giovanny Gallegos was able to get out of the jam and the Cardinals tacked on eight insurance runs in the ninth, capped by Paul DeJong's grand slam and Paul Goldschmidt's three-run shot.
Louis had an 8-4 lead going into the eighth but the D-backs rallied for three runs off reliever Jordan Hicks. “That's the hard work I put in day in and day out,” Pujols said. Just a few weeks ago, 700 career homers looked out of reach, but the way he's swinging the bat, it appears very much in play. The slugger says this is his last season.
386 with five homers over his past 16 games coming into Saturday. He's been on a roll over the past month, batting. Pujols needs four more homers to tie Alex Rodriguez for No. It's a great group of guys here, so it's pretty awesome.”
“When you don't have fun, you put too much stress on yourself. “That's what you're supposed to do in baseball, have fun,” Pujols said. Nobody was cheering louder than Pujols when Gorman singled.
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