But, here is where the stars are supposed to shine.
Paul Goldschmidt, who had been struggling, opened the sixth inning with a double to left center. Nolan Arenado singled to right and Goldschmidt scored to cut a Cincinnati lead to 4-2.
Corey Dickerson flied deep to left and guess who was up next?
On Reynel Espinal’s first pitch to him, Albert Pujols, the brightest star lately in the Cardinals' galaxy, launched a 427-foot, game-tying homer to left. It was the fifth time this season that Pujols had homered on the first pitch.
Ultimately, this starburst in the sixth led to a 6-5 win over the Reds before a capacity house of 47,118 as the big hitters came out again in the seventh following a home run by the Reds' Kyle Farmer in the top of the inning.