right handed hit tore go along and compliment albert pujols. >> gary: 2-2 delivery on the way. >> buck: you can also look at the san francisco giants just across the bay who have a great pitching staff but don't have the offense that holliday would provide. they are eight games back of the dodgers. san francisco won tonight, in a 2-1 ballgame. again, that reflects their anemic offense. >> gary: runners on first and second base. holliday in the dirt. wieters picking that one up on the one hop. the count will go to 3-2. all of a sudden, mark hendrickson, looks like he is running out of gas here. >> buck: he does not have the same command that we saw when he first came on. this is the 4th inning that he has worked. he got the last out in this inning, three one, three one. 3-2, runners are going and ouch. >> buck: ball right in on his hands. he is getting on top of that. he gets that foot down and that ball hits right on the top of his left foo foot. >> gary: holliday will walk that off. for hendricks son, the innings pitch high came in hip pril, 5 1/3 against tampa bay. that's the longest

before we do that, we have to talk about albert pujols. >> he has been absolutely on fire, especially in interleague play. he has seven home runs leading major league baseballs with home runs in interleague play. and cardinals down 3-2 and pujols with one on and he has himself a home run. the second home run of the game. and that's the sixth multihome run game this season. and now the twins down 5-3 and kubel down the line and pujols getting it done. a gold glove in 2006. and four r.b.i.'s and two home runs and the cardinals end a three-game losing streak and st. louis scoring three runs and they get five today. and albert, of course, a big game. but he played it off as if it were no big deal. >> some day i am going to miss those pitch, some day i am going to have a good day like i did today. i wish they could come more often, but all the time it isn't going to happen. it isn't going to happen. because if it does happen, why you even play this game, it wouldn't be fun to you. so you need to adjust for now. i mean last night i came in here, today i watched a couple of video, i find a c

♪ >> next on "espnews" -- albert pujols has a big day.lus, a new teammate and details on this breaking news. >> coming up with a home run in the first at-bat and a walk in his second a.b. and the third at-bat coming up next. >> and kyle busch keeps the remarkable streak going. part of a rarity in the nationwide series. ♪ >> giants and the mets. prince fielder, bottom of the sixth, 4-0 giants. feeler, let's the bat do the talking and he does the walking. the three-run shot off zito and he ties it up later in the sixth in a home run. and a deep wide ball to center, and mike cameron, making a fantastic catch, tied at 4-4. bottom of 9 tied at 6-6. and fielder scoring hart and a walk-off hitter and the sixth of the career and brewers score three in the ninth to win it 7-6. and brian wilson had not allowed a run in the previous 13.2/3 innings and hoffman allowing runs, and started allowing 0 runs in the first 18 innings pitched. >> and we are keeping you current with the latest news, scores and highlights. this is "espnews" available in high de

. >> espnews is presented by -- >> cardinals here, albert pujols a chance to tie it in the ninth.asty, nasty slider from joe nathan who strikes out el hombre. twins win 3-1. joe mauer, by the way, 1 for 2 on the night. jason kubel had an rbi among his two hits. cuddyer, another rbi for the twins. glenn perkins pitched well, gets his third win on the season. seven wins, cardinals have lost four of their last five. >> meanwhile, marlins and the rays, b.j. upton in the eighth, game tied at three. deep to right center field. it'll go off the wall. jason bartlett, navarro, gross all score on the double, that's how the rays break it open. and tampa wins it 7-3. they've won three straight. five of their last six. b.j. upton two hits, those three crucial rbi. he's hitting .396 over his last 11 games. 12 rbis. >> giants and brewers in milwaukee, matt cain, 9-1 coming in. bottom of the third, brewers up 2-1. cain wish he is had that one back. that's j.j. hardy with a rocket to dead center, brewers up 3-1. later in the game, during the sausage race, we always see, h a 68 today in the ! secon

if you've seen albert pujols you'll seen one thing, a see ya. ninth jack of the season. 1 for 4, down .317. top 8, pinch hitter, kobe ras muss. wins it 6-5. bang, bang, bang, highlights over. an error by ross that brought in two runs. that game is tied. he said i missed it. went right for my legs, there's no excuse. >> pirates and braves. this is a highlight. pittsburgh got two hits in eight innings. taking over the national league lead. pirates up 3-1. three hits off raphael soriano in the ninth. now it wouldn't be a braves highlight without a bobby crsm ox ejection. doesn't agree with the call. there goes the hat, and there goes the skipper. the all-time leader in that. of they finish their nine-game homestand in 4 and 5. and they'll visit baltimore tomorrow in interleague play. >> san francisco giants looking for the errors. jonathan sanchez, bottom third. justin up and outton. number 12 on the year. d-backs win a pitching duel. 2-1 is your final. his longest outing of his career, four starts this season. allowing no earned runs. jonathan out

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. >> still to come on the way, albert pujols has been in a slum many. he busted out in a major way this afternoon. and phil mickelson returns to competitive golf in memphis. steve will join us -- gene will steve will join us -- gene will join us ♪ (guy) you know, the beer you choose says a lot about you. you want friendly, but not pretentious. classic, never trendy. you want a real american beauty. (woman) are you talking about the budweiser? or me? yes. ♪ do you remember when making dinner meant finding just the right stick for your hot dog. when new every fork on the trail led to a new adventure? then keep the tradition going with great father's day gifts from bass pro shops. like the under armour tech t-shirt for only $19.99. and a garmin nuvi 255 gps for only $149.94. and don't miss the family summer camp going on now with lots of free activities. details at s. >> back on espnews. look at that mariners game. ichiro has ascored twice. top of the 7th. they're up 6-2 in baltimore. yankees just tied it up in boston. kevin millwood with a defensive gem y

to go along with that, can albert pujols win the triple crown in the that is league?ht is the leader. pujols leads in homers by one and he's third in rbi's, only five behind prince fielder, the leader. it would be interesting to follow that and it would really be something if you had a guy, the first guy to hit .400 since williams and the first guy to win the triple crown since yaz did it in the same year and they both have a chance of getting that done. ground ball up the middle. that's going to be a base hit. jones will hold the runner at second. so bass struggling here in the sixth inning. there have been four mets up, a ground ball out, a homer and two singles. >> jim: all balls have been hit sharply. it's one of those nights where it looks like the arm's just down a little bit. when you get behind hitters and you become somewhat predictable, very difficult sometimes to get them out. it's great to have four pitches, but you have to make the hitter think that you have at least more than one that you can get over, and that hasn't been the case so far for brian. >> g

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. >> albert pujols and cardinals taking on the royals. top six. 1-0 saint luis. la machina.two-run shot. his 24th jack leads the majors. the cards win it 7-1. they've won 7 of the last 10 overall. tony larussa one win shy of 2,500 wins. you know that commercial where they call pujols a machine? in his first tn games in june, he seemed like a slightly broken machine. but his last nine games, pujols is back to his unhuman-like efficiency, slugging a thousand with six homers in that span. >> the twins have thrived in interleague play. the astros can't wait to resume the nl portion of their schedule. they've dropped 6 of 7 to the a.l. second home run of the year, astros hold off the twins by a final count of 6-5. it's his first round-tripper since april 25th. lance berkman also went deep, solo jack. >> still to come on espnews, spain continues to unleash the red fury in the confederation red fury in the confederation cup. - ( cheerful tune playing ) - learned how to change my own oil. think i did something wrong! but you know how pricey these german cars are to maintain. right?

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when you talk about hitting, the past 5 only one other player has hit 223 home runs and that's albert pujols, that's pretty good company. >> rob: and only one other guy in the history of baseball that has put up 40 in five straight years. that's babe route. >> johnny: better company. >> rob: but he is a number 4 hitter, driving in runs, also make everybody in the lineup better around you. >> johnny: that's what he did. >> rob: i do know on paper they finished 14th on offense, right now in the top 5. i think he has made a big difference in the offense this year. >> johnny: big difference. three balls and two strikes. ryan zimmerman at first base. one down here in the bottom of the sixth. the 3-2. fouled back into the dugout. wow. jim wriggleman, a good look at johnny cueto, 17 homers, 44 driven in, scored 30 runs, and hitting at a .263 clip. here is the 3-2, the pitch is high. reaching for a ball. as you were talking, rob. >> rob: looking for a walk. one out, you bring up elijah dukes who already has a home run today. in the fourth inning, johnny, don't throw it. ooh, one handed that. 

albert pujols up. top of the six, fastball from miller. >> time it. got the stop watch? 3, 1, 0.no 3 seconds. the only reason they pitched to them, of course, is they had a two-run lead. >> with pujols. t k now it's 5-all in the eighth. and kobe, scores. cardinals win it, 6-5. >> expanded his winning streak. he's hitting .462 during that hitting streak. he's been impressive. and certainly from the cardinals, the last two games gives their offense some hope. they've really been struggling at the dish. >> and they let in two runs and he apologized after saying there was no excuse. you can't do that. buster olney, you've got to get back to the games. appreciate you joining us. see you on "baseball tonight," espn2, 1:30 eastern. >> very nicely done. we'll head back to toronto. for usain bolt. he was good. and also, lefty. back for the first time since his wife's. announcer: the perfect hotwire getaway-- shop till you drop, relax by the pool at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so you get t

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albert pujols smacked a solo home run. his 23rd of the season.e run this season. five homers now in the last five games. >> how about the dodgers? one of the most amazing classic fall moments. out of the clubhouse and up to the game-winning two run shot to give the dodgers a 5-4 win. >> bringing in the a's and dodgers. top two, we are scoreless. majors best, l.a. going to win three straight against the american league for the first time since 2006. >> the '# 8 worlditted the anaheim angels against the san francisco giants. first and only tie, of the fall classic. it will actually win games for the first ever world title. right now the angels with the 1-0 lead as they play in the bottom of the second inning. juan rivera, the r.b.i. double in the first inning. 17 ribs for rivera in his last 15 games. s. >> tiger woods, gearing up for another run at the u.s. open title at bethpage black. tom ron nawldy, earlier today. with tiger woods, 4-2 to now. overall, it's the shots are slightly different. but again, we have more rain coming in. what hole plays

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. >> albert pujols was 5 for 5 with three grand slams prior to today with the bases loaded.e second. santana decided to challenge him anyway with the bases loaded, and it worked out. retired for the first time this year with the bags stacked. bottom fourth. tied at 1. nick evans. 1 for 3 with two r.b.i., and this is it. mets up #-1. he molina facing frankie k. gets him to fly out. game over. mets get the 3-2 win. winning for the first time in 16 days. santana didn't allow a homer for the first time in his last eight starts. the three earned runs that chris carp per gave up were the most he's allowed in any of his ten starts this season. >> twins and brewers. joe crede, connects for a solo home run. that's his 11th of the year. puts the twins up 4-0. and the brewers came back. bottom 6. prince fielder. solo shot. his 1th. and the brewers are down 4-3. top 7. span tripled, walked three times and scored three times. his first game back from the d.l., and the twins take it 6-4. scott baker gets the win. joe mauer went 2 for 5, and his average stands at .395. >> south africa agai

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