With a left-handed pitcher on the mound Friday night, Albert Pujols will have a prime opportunity to add to his already historic home run total. The Cardinals have 11 games to play, and Pujols needs two more home runs to reach the 700 mark.
While Pujols has never faced today's Dodger starter, Andrew Heaney, he does love Dodger Stadium. Where he has hit 17 long balls lifetime.
Pujols will hit second and DH tonight.
The Cardinals have several LA-area natives, including Lars Nootbaar, a USC alumn who will make his Dodger Stadium debut tonight. The Trojan twice hit game-winning base hits against rival UCLA while playing at Dodger Stadium, and hit a home run as a high schooler when playing once at the LA ballpark.