After 3.2 innings by Andrew Heaney in which he allowed 2 earned runs, 2 walks and home run number 699 to Albert Pujols, the pitcher was taken out of the game with Albert coming to the plate for the third time of the night. He was replaced by Phil Bickford and history was made.
Pujols launched a 1-1 hanging Bickford slider out to left center and the crowd went berserk as he just made history with his 700th career home run (Heaney’s book closed after that with 4 earned runs).
Bickford was asked about being the pitcher to allow Pujols to reach this feat.