ANAHEIM -- Jose Pujols collected another milestone home run in the Angels' 5-2 loss to the Astros on Thursday night, crushing his 613th career homer to pass Jim Thome and take sole possession of seventh place on the all-time list.
Pujols hammered a solo shot to right-center field off Astros relief ace Chris Devenski to bring the Angels within three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The blast had an exit velocity of 104 mph and traveled a projected 399 feet, according to Statcast™.
Pujols is batting .247 with a .688 OPS, 22 home runs and a team-high 96 RBIs this season. The 37-year-old slugger now has hits in 11 of his last 12 games and has driven in 37 runs over his last 38 contests.
Pujols, who declined to speak to reporters after the game, will have to wait until next season to continue his historic march up the home run leaderboard, as Ken Griffey Jr. sits in sixth place with 630 homers.