Albert Pujols hit his 698th home run, a tying two-run drive in the sixth inning that sparked the host Cardinals over the Reds 6-5 on Friday night.
Pujols is hitting .324 with 15 homers and 35 RBIs in 47 games since July 10. Five of his last six home runs have come in the sixth inning or later, and his last five homers have tied the game or put St. Louis ahead.
Pujols hit a drive to T.J. Friedl at the left-field wall in the seventh. He is in his 22nd major league season and intends to retire at the end of the season. St. Louis , which maintained a 7 1/2-game lead over second-place Milwaukee in the NL Central, has 17 games remaining.
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