Albert Pujols launched a pinch-hit grand slam for HR #690, and drove in five runs, Adam Wainwright pitched seven sharp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals romped the Colorado Rockies 13-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep, and boast a three game lead over the rival Milwaukee Brewers as the weekend is on the horizon.
The Elias Sports Bureau said the Cardinals were the first team in big league history to have a player at least 40 years old hit a grand slam and another at least 40 to pitch seven shutout innings in the same game. Pujols is 42, two years older than Wainwright.
Wainwright (9-8, 3.11 ERA) gave up three hits, two of them infield singles as he was his dominant hall of fame self.
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