Article: Pujols smacks three home runs: SPRING TRAINING

Albert Pujols would have liked it if Friday's spring training game against the New York Mets counted in the regular-season stats.

Pujols homered three times, connecting once off Pedro Martinez and twice against Victor Zambrano in the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-6 win at Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Pujols hit a two-run shot off Martinez in the third inning and solo drives in the fifth and seventh.

Martinez allowed three runs and four hits in four innings. He said his toe felt good during his second and final start of spring training.

"I just need to regain my command," Martinez said. "I was concerned at first that I was not going to be able to go with the team and be healthy."

He walked three and struck ...

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