Could Albert Pujols Get to 700 Home Runs?

Then something changed. Whether he felt healthier, his opportunities got better or some sort of desperation kicked in will be left for the biographers to sort out, but since that 0-fer on July 4, Pujols has found his old Cardinals form. In a 28-game stretch through Sunday, he hit .408 with a .459 on-base percentage and .829 slugging percentage. On Monday, he and Paul Goldschmidt, his Cardinals teammate, were named the National League’s co-players of the week.

Through Sunday’s games, Pujols’s batting average since July 5 leads all players (minimum 80 plate appearances), but more important, he had hit nine home runs, pushing him to 692 for his career.

“That’s the hard work I put in day in and day out,” Pujols told reporters after he homered twice in a win on Saturday. “Nothing surprises me.”

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