“You just stand on the dugout and wait for them to ask for the ball,” pitcher Jordan Montgomery said a few weeks ago. “And then ask who he just beat.”
With one swing, that answer was many and mighty Monday night.
Barry Bonds.
Tied Hank Aaron.
And Bryan Reynolds even scored a cameo.
In the sixth inning of a scoreless game, Pujols drove a line drive into the seats beyond left field for his 703rd career home run and a 2-0 lead for the Cardinals. Those two RBIs vaulted him ahead of Ruth and into second place all-time with 2,216 RBIs, behind only Aaron’s 2,297.