ANAHEIM – On a night that a couple of pitchers failed to recapture their glory days, Albert Pujols relived his.
Pujols, of course, never fell quite to the depths that Tim Lincecum and Kyle Lohse did in recent years, but this week he has provided reminders that the player who has had one of the greatest careers in baseball history still lurks inside.
Pujols hit two homers, his second multihomer game in three days, and drove in six runs in the Angels’ 8-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday, their season-best fifth straight.
Just hours after the club was dealt another harsh blow, with the loss of starter Nick Tropeano to an elbow injury, the hitters kept plugging along and carrying the team.