Albert Pujols belted a first-inning home run in his return to St. Louis, and the Dodgers homered four times in all to beat the Cardinals 7-2 on Tuesday.
with a 35-second standing ovation. He doffed his batting helmet to the crowd and tapped Molina’s shin guard with his bat. The close friends and former teammates, foes for four days this week, shared a half hug.
Steven Souza Jr., who was called up before the game, hit an RBI double in the fourth inning before Cody Bellinger contributed with an RBI single. It was Bellinger’s first RBI since Aug. 26. On the mound, the Dodgers opted for a bullpen game, using nine relievers who held the Cardinals to two runs and eight hits and walked two.
Pujols, on the other hand, was signed by the Dodgers in May to start against left-handed pitchers and got the start Tuesday for that reason.
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