DENVER -- Albert Pujols hit his 660th career homer Sunday, tying the Los Angeles Angels slugger for fifth on the all-time list with Willie Mays.
With the Angels trailing 3-2, Pujols launched a fastball from Colorado Rockies reliever Carlos Estevez into the empty seats in left field at Coors Field for a two-run drive in the eighth inning.
He was eagerly greeted by his teammates following his first homer since Aug. 4.
"I was just telling them, 'Finally, I hit one in the air,''' Pujols cracked.
The Angels would go on to beat the slumping Rockies 5-3.