Despite giving up two home runs, Albert Pujols finds a way to get three outs in the ninth in his first pitching appearance of his career. 1:04
GEORGE's is located in the state of St. George's The starting pitchers for the St. Louis Cards set a major league record for wins by a starting battery, as they routed the San Francisco Giants 15-6 on Sunday night.
St. Louis roughed up Carlos Rodon early, and it was due in part to the home run and four runs driven in by Molina. Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt each hit two-run homers as the Cards took two of three from the Orioles. Goldschmidt had three runs.
In the ninth, Pujols entered to pitch for the first time in his 22-year career. He gave up a three-run homer to Luis Gonzalez and a solo shot to Joey Bart but was able to get the final three outs with plenty of margin to spare.
Pujols made his major league pitching debut at the age of 42, making him the oldest player to do so since 1929.
Their 203rd victory as a starting battery broke the major league record. Warren Spahn and Del Crandall had 202 wins for the Boston and Milwaukee Braves.
The St. Louis duo has started 311 games together, third all time behind Spahn/Crandall and Mickey Lolich/Bill Freehan.
San Francisco lost its second in a row after winning six straight.
The four-run first was capped by a two-run single by Molina. The catcher hit a two-run home run in the fifth to make it 11-0.
The pitcher gave up two runs and three hits. He walked two and struck out five. Fourteen of the first 15 hitters were retired by the right-handed pitcher. Gonzalez got the first hit for the Giants in the fifth.
Rodon was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 He walked one and struck out three. He had given up seven earned runs in his previous six starts.
Every starter had at least one hit by the sixth.
Juan Yepez hit a single in the first. He has reached safely in each of his first 11 games, the longest streak by a rookies since Luis Alicea reached in 23 consecutive games in 1988.
The Cards won in their first Sunday night game this season after going 0-4 in the previous year.
In the seventh, Gonzalez came in from the outfield to pitch, with the bases loaded and two outs. He got Harrison Bader to fly out after giving up a run- scoring single to Dylan Carlson.
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