Only for one night, that pursuit was set aside long enough for Albert Pujols to catch some history.
With two home runs and three hits total, Pujols passed Rod Carew and pulled even with Rickey Henderson on one all-time list and tied Ken Griffey Jr. on another.
“It’s phenomenal,” winning pitcher Tyler Skaggs said of Pujols, noting that the slugger’s first homer went to the opposite field. “I thought we were going to be in for a special day today.”
Pujols has 3,055 hits, tying him for 25th all-time with Henderson. His 630 homers are tied for sixth with Griffey.