Cardinals’ Albert Pujols still stuck on home run No. 698, breaks up Padres' no-hit bid

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St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols broke up San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell's no-hitter bid in the seventh inning. Pujols is still stuck at 698 career home runs.

with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, ending Snell’s no-hit bid as San Diego went on to beat St. Louis 1-0 at Petco Park.

Blake Snell of the Padres pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park on Sept. 21, 2022, in San Diego, California. Pujols’ hit came against the shift as he singled to the opposite side of the field and gave Padres manager Bob Melvin a reason to pull Snell after the seventh inning. "I don’t want to say I’m glad somebody got a hit but I’m not going to let him throw 135 pitches this time of year and that’s probably what it would have taken to get through it," Melvin said.Snell threw 117 pitches on the night, striking out 13 and allowing no runs.

 

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