Article: Pujols powers Cardinals past Pirates.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Byline: Rick Hummel

PITTSBURGH _ The St. Louis Cardinals, who have their corner-of-the-infield cornerstones in place through 2010, lost third baseman Scott Rolen in the first inning Tuesday night when he was plunked by a pitch on top of his helmet. But the first-base part of the foundation, Albert Pujols, picked up that slack and a whole lot more.

Pujols, who has hit safely in the last 10 games he has had an official at-bat, may have left the .300 mark in his rear-view mirror when he put together the second five-hit game of his career. It featured his league-leading 16th homer, and he drove in three runs as the Cardinals continued to pound the Pittsburgh ...

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