Albert Pujols delivers for Dodgers in 8-2 win over the Angels
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Albert Pujols delivers for Dodgers in 8-2 win over the Angels

LA Times  

Albert Pujols, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Dodgers teammate AJ Pollock in the second inning Sunday against the Angels. Pujols hit a two-run home run in the second inning of the weekend’s Freeway Series rubber match, putting a rubber stamp on the Dodgers’ 8-2 win with a 418-foot blast halfway up the left-field pavilion. Though the future Hall of Famer might not have shown any animosity toward the Angels over the weekend — “I still have a great relationship with 95% of those guys over there, it’s great to say hello,” Pujols said — his 676th career home run still resonated a little deeper with his new team. “Probably the best part of the day outside of winning a ballgame is him taking 95 at the top of the zone and back-spinning it for a homer,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Bellinger’s home run. And in the next at-bat, Pujols hit his third career pinch-hit home run — delivering a gut punch to his old team while once again exemplifying the value he’s providing to his new one.

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