MINNEAPOLIS -- Albert Pujols is significantly closer to his 3,000th hit than his first. But there he was, in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 5-2 victory over the Twins, signaling that he wanted to keep the ball from his single.
With the victory -- their second of the day -- the Angels moved ahead of the Twins by a game and are just 1 1/2 games behind the Astros for the second Wild Card spot. With Mike Trout heating up, getting Pujols going behind him could go a long way in their postseason push.