Pujols leads Cardinals past Blue Jays 6-1, makes St. Louis history
TORONTO — Albert Pujols had a three-run homer and made Cardinals’ history as St. Louis beat the Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday to snap Toronto’s seven-game win streak.
The likely Hall of Famer singled in the second inning, doubled in the fourth, and homered in the fifth to surpass Rogers Hornsby for fourth on the Cardinals’ all-time hits list. Pujols has a total of 2,112 hits for St. Louis.
Nolan Gorman added a solo home run for the Cardinals (52-47), while Dylan Carlson and Lars Nootbaar drove in runs with base hits.
Adam Wainwright (7-8) was dominant for St. Louis, striking out eight and allowing five hits over seven innings of one-run ball. Relievers Giovanny Gallegos and Ryan Helsley combined for two scoreless innings.