ST. LOUIS — While Jack Flaherty had an impressive audition Friday night not only for a postseason roster spot but a chance to be in the rotation in next weekend's first round, Albert Pujols took another step toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame, not that his route wasn’t already mapped out.
The St. Louis fans who were disappointed not to see Pujols’ 700th career home run — few saw it on Apple TV either — received a giant consolation prize.
On a night when he was honored for No. 700 last week in Los Angeles, Pujols ripped a 1-2 Johan Oviedo slider into Big Mac Land to open the fourth inning, meaning, of course, that all fans in that section will get a free Big Mac sandwich.
