ANAHEIM -- Albert Pujols is on the brink of history.
In Thursday night's series finale against the Orioles at Angel Stadium, Pujols lined a two-run double to left field off right-hander Miguel Castro for his 2,999th career hit, extending the Angels' lead to 8-0 in the second inning.
Pujols, 38, is one hit away from becoming the 32nd player to reach 3,000 career hits. He would be only the second Dominican-born player to accomplish the feat, after Adrian Beltre. He is vying to become only the fourth player to collect 3,000 hits and 600 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.