Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals
1:45 PM ET, April 6, 2011
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Albert Pujols says he's not feeling completely comfortable in the batter's box, but may finally be shaking off any early-season struggles for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Chris Carpenter hasn't experienced any such issues when facing the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pujols looks to continue producing and Carpenter seeks his 11th straight win over Pittsburgh in the finale of a three-game set Wednesday.
With negotiations on a new contract off the table for now, Pujols hasn't looked much like a three-time NL MVP and one of the majors' top sluggers so far in 2011. Coming into Tuesday's matchup, Pujols was 2 for 16 with a homer and an RBI.
However, he had a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and bounced a go-ahead single to left field in the seventh, helping rally the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory.
"There's no panic, man," Pujols said. "I think the main thing people kind of take for granted is everybody expects me to go deep every day or get three hits. I'm out there doing everything I can even though I don't feel good at the plate."
Chris Carpenter hasn't experienced any such issues when facing the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pujols looks to continue producing and Carpenter seeks his 11th straight win over Pittsburgh in the finale of a three-game set Wednesday.
With negotiations on a new contract off the table for now, Pujols hasn't looked much like a three-time NL MVP and one of the majors' top sluggers so far in 2011. Coming into Tuesday's matchup, Pujols was 2 for 16 with a homer and an RBI.
However, he had a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and bounced a go-ahead single to left field in the seventh, helping rally the Cardinals to a 3-2 victory.
"There's no panic, man," Pujols said. "I think the main thing people kind of take for granted is everybody expects me to go deep every day or get three hits. I'm out there doing everything I can even though I don't feel good at the plate."
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