St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols follows through on a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in St. Louis. Pujols hit a two-run homer and briefly took the lead in the NL batting race over the Braves' Chipper Jones, before falling back by less than a percentage point. The Cardinals won 6-3.