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2001 – Houston greets 20-game winner Matt Morris with a seven-run fourth to drub the Cardinals, 9-2. Dave Mlicki wins his seventh since a mid-season deal with Detroit. The Astros extend their division lead over St. Louis to 5-1/2 games with a dozen left to play. It’s the same lead they have over the entire National League. 

2001 – Houston greets 20-game winner Matt Morris with a seven-run fourth to drub the Cardinals, 9-2. Dave Mlicki wins his seventh since a mid-season deal with Detroit. The Astros extend their division lead over St. Louis to 5-1/2 games with a dozen left to play. It’s the same lead they have over the entire National League. 

Albert Pujols breaks the National League rookie-record with his 120th run batted in this season

In the Cardinals’ 8-2 victory over Milwaukee at Busch Stadium, Albert Pujols drives in three runs in his first two at-bats with a first-inning groundout and a two-run double in the fourth, breaking the National League rookie-record with his 120th run batted in this season. The 21 year-old first baseman, who will finish the year with 130 RBIs, surpasses the mark established in 1930 by Wally Berger, who played for the Boston Braves.