Surging Jordan Montgomery tosses complete-game shutout for Cardinals
Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a complete game and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Monday to record their eighth consecutive victory. Pujols opened the seventh with a drive to center for his seventh homer in 10 games. In his final big league season, he was a total of 14 overall. As the three-time NL MVP rounded out the bases with his second hit, there was a round of applause from 29,719. The 42-year-old Pujols stated, “I believe at the end of it all you have to trust your work. And that’s something I do.” “I come out here no matter what I’m doing and continue my work for 22+ years.” Pujols set a major league record for homering from his 449th pitcher, matching Barry Bonds. This was Pujols’ 940th multihit match, breaking a tie with Paul Waner to be 10th on his career list. Smyly (5-7), called it a difficult way to lose, considering the pitch was far out of the strike zone. Smyly stated, “I was thi...