Leading the charge during this stretch for the LA Angels was Albert Pujols. Pujols hit a modest .270 in that stretch but slammed four home runs and drove in 10 runs. Unfortunately his left knee, which has been bothering him over the past month finally was too much for the Machine to play through.
So the Angels decided to place Pujols on the disabled list to give him some extra time to rest the knee. He will be eligible to come off the DL next Monday and if everything goes as planned Pujols will do just that. While Pujols has not hit for a high average this season he has been pretty productive hitting .