Cardinals' Pujols edges closer to 700 homer milestone
Los Angeles (AFP) - St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols edged closer to Major League Baseball's exclusive 700-homer club on Friday, belting the 698th home run of his career in a 6-5 win over Cincinnati. The Cardinals trailed 4-2 in the sixth inning when Dominican-born Pujols sent a hanging slider from Reds pitcher Raynel Espinal 427 feet. The two-run blast tied the game and moved Pujols two home runs away from becoming just the fourth player to reach 700 in a career. Pujols, 42, had already passed former Yankee Alex Rodriguez for fourth on MLB's career homer list with his 697th on Sunday...