Andre Ethier tied Albert Pujols Friday night with five multi-home run games this season. The tie didn’t last long as Albert hit home runs in his first two at bats today, bringing his multi-HR game total to six and his homer total to 28. He now leads the NL home run race by four and his four RBI extends his RBI lead to five. He started the day ninth in the NL in battting average, 28 points behind David Wright. He has a lot of hitters to pass, but we could be watching Albert make a run at the triple crown.

The Cardinals lead the Twins 5-3 in the fourth, but they had to go to the bullpen early as Wellemeyer only lasted 2 1/3 innings.