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Pujols hits 696th HR, ties A-Rod for 4th; Cards beat Pirates

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Pujols hits 696th HR, ties A-Rod for 4th; Cards beat Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates' Rodolfo Castro (14) is greeted by Ben Gamel (18) as he heads to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

By Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols hit his 696th home run, tying Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the career list, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5.

Pujols trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the all-time homer chart.

The 42-year-old Pujols has 22 games left in his 22nd and final season in the big leagues.

With St. Louis down 3-1 in the sixth, Pujols connected against JT Brubaker. He sent a two-run shot 418 feet into the left-field bleachers at PNC Park.

Pujols also doubled and singled for the NL Central leaders. His RBI single in the eighth made it 4-all. Nolan Arenado broke the tie with a three-run double with two outs in the ninth off Wil Crowe.

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