Albert Pujols blasts 695th home run in Cardinals' 2-0 win over Cubs

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols collected home run No. 695 in the eighth inning and Miles Mikolas tossed eight shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

Pujols drilled the two-run, pinch-hit shot off reliever Brandon Hughes (2-2).

A probable future Hall of Famer, Pujols trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Alex Rodriguez (696) on the all-time home run list.

Pujols has seven pinch-hit homers in his career, including two this season. He has homered against 451 different pitchers, an all-time record.

The 42-year-old jumped on an 0-1 offering.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"It's just pretty special to be able to do that," Pujols said. "There's some nights that you're going to come through and some nights that you don't. The nights that you do, you just enjoy it. And that's what I'm going to enjoy tonight."

Tommy Edman started the rally with a one-out double.

"I was 100% confident that he was going to find a way to drive me in," Edman said. "As crazy as it is, we just expect that to happen now. He's the best right-handed hitter of our generation."

Pujols, in his last season, has found a way to come through in dramatic fashion all season long.

"There's times in this game where you take a step back from being locked into the game, and you get to be a fan for a minute and experience it the way everyone else is," St. Louis