Albert Pujols hits 698th homer, helps Cards beat Reds 6-5


              St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches his two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, right, and Cincinnati Reds catcher Austin Romine, left, watch Pujols' two-run home run ball leave the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols tosses his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
            
              Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Raynel Espinal, foreground, walks back to the mound after giving up a two-run home run to St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) is is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
Albert Pujols hits 698th homer, helps Cards beat Reds 6-5