5 takeaways from Cardinals series win over the Brewers

Aug 14, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols (5) hits a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 14, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols (5) hits a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 14, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols (5) hits a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 14, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols (5) hits a three run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

The St. Louis Cardinals remain atop the NL Central after a dramatic Sunday winner for the Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers. 

The Cardinals took two of three over the Brewers to keep possession of first place in the NL Central standings.

The Cardinals won Friday 3-1. They lost Saturday 3-2. The Cardinals won Sunday 6-3.

The Cardinals are now 63-51 on the season and 1.5 games ahead of the Brewers in the Central. The weekend series results leave the Brewers 1.5 games out of NL Wild Card contention. The Brewers have had a tremendous decline since a surprise trade deadline that saw their All-Star closer, Josh Hader, get traded to San Diego.

In the meantime, the Cardinals made moves to bolster their pitching staff, and the team has locked in at the ideal time.

The Cardinals get Monday off and will host the Colorado Rockies at Busch Stadium for a three-game set. The Cardinals hope for better results than at Coors Field in Denver.

Let’s discuss some of the best moments from the Cardinals’ series win over the Brewers.

Albert Pujols puts on a show Sunday

Pujols hit two home runs off the Brewers, bringing the future Hall of Famer to 689 home runs for his career.

In the second inning, Pujols got the scoring started for the Cards. He knocked his ninth homer of the season on a fly to left field. The blast traveled 392 feet at 104.6 mph. The blast was the first he hit toward Big Mac Land in left field since 2009.

Tyler O’Neill broke out of a mini-slump in the sixth inning as he hit his seventh home run on a fly ball to center field. The home run traveled 420 feet at 109.6 mph.

Dylan Carlson got in on the home run show with his eighth homer on a fly to left field. The blast traveled 373 feet at 100.3 mph.

The big moment of the weekend happened moments later.

Paul Goldschmidt walked after a bloop single from Tyler O’Neill that got him to second base. Nolan Arenado struck out, and Pujols came to bat. Pujols launched his tenth home run of the season and 689th of his career on a fly to left-center field, scoring O’Neill and Goldschmidt. The homer traveled a staggering 443 feet at 108.9 mph.

Yadier Molina celebrated Pujols performance in … cool fashion.

It was an amazing moment, making Cardinals fans rejoice in his decision to return to the team where he started his amazing Hall of Fame career.