Albert Pujols hit his 600th career homer Saturday night, delivering a grand slam to become the ninth player in major league history to reach the mark. The Los Angeles Angels slugger connected in the fourth inning against Minnesota's Ervin Santana, driving a high fly into the short left-field porch at Angel Stadium. The milestone homer is the latest superlative in the 17-year career of Pujols, a 13th-round draft pick who became one of the greatest hitters of his generation. The 37-year-old Dominican slugger is the fourth-youngest player to hit 600 homers behind Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. Pujols joins home run kings Barry Bonds and Aaron as the only players to hit 600 homers and 600 doubles. Pujols is the first player to hit his 600th homer since Jim Thome joined the club in August 2011. With his ninth homer this season, Pujols has joined the club with Bonds (762), Aaron (755), Ruth (714), Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Thome (612) and Sammy Sosa (609). He also became the first to hit a grand slam for No. 600. Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 0: Edinson Volquez pitched his first career no-hitter and the sixth in franchise history as Miami defeated Arizona. Volquez (2-7), who had started his Marlins career 0-7 before finally winning Monday, walked two batters and stuck out 10. He struck out the side in the ninth, including the last batter, pinch hitter Chris Owings. Astros 6, Rangers 5: Carlos Beltran highlighted a four-run third inning with a two-run single as Houston held off Texas for its ninth straight victory. It is the longest winning streak for the Astros since they won 10 straight in 2015. All the wins have come on the road, which is one shy of the franchise record. The Rangers have now lost 10 of their last 13. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3: Kyle Schwarber hit his first career grand slam to put Chicago ahead in its victory over St. Louis. Schwarber homered on the first pitch after Mike Leake allowed two singles and hit a batter to load the bases in the seventh. Entering Saturday with a .163 batting average, Schwarber was hitting ninth. Javier Baez also hit a home run for the Cubs, who have won two straight after losing six in a row. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 0: Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius all homered in the eighth inning and Jordan Montgomery pitched six scoreless innings for New York at Toronto. Royals 12, Indians 5: Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak 18 games with a two-run double and Lorenzo Cain homered in a six-run fifth inning as Kansas City crushed Cleveland. Red Sox 5, Orioles 2: David Price threw seven-plus innings of three-hit ball and Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the fourth and finished with three RBIs as Boston defeated Baltimore. Rockies 10, Padres 1: Ian Desmond hit the third grand slam of his career and Nolan Arenado added a two-run homer and three RBIs to support the four-hit pitching of Tyler Chatwood as Colorado ended San Diego's five-game winning streak. Athletics 10, Nationals 4: Ryon Healy went 4-for-4 with two home runs and two doubles, powering Oakland to a victory against Washington at the Oakland Coliseum. Dodgers 10, Brewers 8: Chris Taylor hit a grand slam in the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied past Milwaukee at Miller Park. Tigers 10, White Sox 1: Alex Avila, Justin Upton, Nick Castellanos and Alex Presley each hit a home run and Jordan Zimmermann showed off his revamped slider to lead Detroit over Chicago. Mets 4, Pirates 2: Neil Walker, Jay Bruce and Wilmer Flores all homered as New York defeated Pittsburgh. Mariners 9, Rays 2: Mike Zunino hit a grand slam that nearly left Safeco Field and drove in a career-best seven runs as Seattle defeated Tampa Bay. Phillies 5, Giants 3: Tommy Joseph homered and Ben Lively gave up one run in seven innings in his major league debut as Philadelphia held off San Francisco at Citizens Bank Park. Braves 6, Reds 5: Matt Adams hit a go-ahead solo home run in the 12th inning and his first career grand slam in the fifth, lifting Atlanta over Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. — Agencies
