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Pujols hits 37th HR, scores 100th run (AP)

 
Albert Pujols hit his 37th home run and reached 100 runs for the seventh time in his first eight seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals' 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. Todd Wellemeyer pitched into the seventh inning and Troy Glaus' two-run homer left him two RBIs shy of 100 for the Cardinals, who have won five straight. (link)

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