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Pujols’ presence felt.

According to STLToday:

Manager Tony La Russa said after Tuesday’s loss that Albert Pujols’ cautious running on the base paths may have cost the Cardinals two runs in the game. But the presence of Pujols in the lineup more than counterbalances, the manager said. Pujols, limited by a calf muscle strain, was in the starting lineup again Wednesday and hit a solo home run for his 100th RBI of the season. He continues to restrain his play to avoid aggravating an injury that kept him out of most of the last home stand of the season.

Pujols reached base three times Tuesday but could not score on a potential sacrifice fly, and he stopped from making the turn home from second on a base hit. On Wednesday, he scored from first on Ryan Ludwick’s third-inning double for his 95th run of the season.

“He gives us a chance to score more (being in the lineup),” La Russa said. “That’s something you give up. He’s not going to be able to run very much.”