Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols hit a home run on Monday night, his first in 106 at-bats, the longest drought of his career. Pujols came into the game without a homer in 103 at-bats. He flied out to the warning track in center field in his first at-bat, then flied out to right-center in his second at-bat. "One run," manager Tony La Russa said of the home run. "You know what had more value? It's the worst ball he hit. You watch, he's making contact like that. He might not have the first 10 days of the season. After that he's made contact. He just keeps hitting it hard. They're pitching him like he's hitting .350, so every at-bat's a tough one for him." Pujols is hitting .268/.340/.421 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs this season.