Pujols gets it going

It has been a long time since I have been able to write something exciting about Albert Pujols, but he has finally been able to get his bat going. As he faced the tough Padres staff last night he hit his ninth homer of the season and his 375th career long ball. It is nice to see him get an RBI too as he had gone 11 games without one.

John Axford of Simcoe, Ontario picked up his first major league victory as he pitched the 10th inning against the Astros. It is always exciting to see one of our Canadian ball players in the majors and to see this success. Hopefully he can continue to be a valuable member of the Brewers staff.

I thought it would be a good time to remind us fellow Canadians of our nations MLB players. Here is the current list:

John Axford, Brewers

Jason Bay, Mets

Erik Bedard, Mariners (has not played in 2010)

Jesse Crain, Twins

Ryan Dempster, Cubs

Jeff Francis, Rockies

Rich Harden, Rangers

Blake Hawksworth, Cards

George Kottaras, Brewers

Chris Leroux, Marlins

Russell Martin, Dodgers

Justin Morneau, Twins

Scott Richmond, Jays

Mike Saunders, Mariners

Matt Stairs, Padres

Adam Stern, Brewers

Mark Teahen, White Sox

Joey Votto, Reds