Sometimes baseball has a way of playing out exactly as you might expect. That was the case with the Dodgers and Albert Pujols on Tuesday night. Starting at first base and batting third in the order against his old team, it didn’t take long for Albert to make his mark.
Pujols launched a 2-1 sinker from JA Happ to left field, and the crowd at Busch Stadium went wild. That includes both Dodgers fans and Cardinals fans. He got his moment in his return to St Louis, and the fans loved every second of it.
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Justin Turner launched a pair of his own homers in that game, but even he recognized the significance.