On Oct. 17, 2005, Pujols came up to the plate against reliable ... he slugged a Lidge fastball past the upper deck wall of Minute Maid Park, a towering 455-foot home run that silenced the Houston ...

the ball loudly crashing against the protective glass. Lidge bumped into Pujols from time to time after that home run, saying hello at All-Star Games, without talking about the home run.

Only 10 other teams have a lower home run rate against Pujols. The Nationals actually ... the dramatic three-run homer off Brad Lidge that sailed over the Minute Maid Park train tracks when ...

I'd had a run of a lot of good games against ... Albert Pujols' home run still flying by.'" As it turns out, Astros catcher Brad Ausmus was behind it all—a moment that reinforced Lidge's ...

Mike Trout, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, Tony La Russa, Brad Lidge and more reflect on the most memorable moments on Pujols' path to 700.