PITTSBURGH -- The Cardinals played without stars Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado Sunday as both were given a rest by manager Oliver Marmol. But they didn't dare play without Albert Pujols
Shut out on three hits until the ninth, the Cardinals surged for four runs off Pittsburgh reliever Chase De Jong, the go-ahead runs accounted for by Pujols, who drilled the 697th homer of his career, fourth all-time. The Cardinals held on for a 4-3 victory.
Tommy Edman and Corey Dickerson doubled to open the ninth inning and break up the shutout. Pujols, who had been nothing for three but had hit homer No. 696 the night before, jumped on 2-0 De Jong fastball and walloped it to deep right center to put the Cardinals ahead for the first time all day.
