ANAHEIM, Calif. – Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols passed Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list, hitting No.
661 on Friday night against Texas.Pujols connected for a solo homer with two outs in the fifth inning. He sent Wes Benjamin's fastball on a 1-2 count over the wall in left field.Pujols didn’t wait long to get No.
662, taking Demarcus Evans deep to left in his next at-bat. He led off the seventh to extend Los Angeles’ lead to 4-2.The 40-year-old Pujols went into the game with just four home runs this season, and he had connected only once since Aug.
4.Pujols now trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Alex Rodriguez (696).Pujols, who tied Mays last Sunday at Colorado, has one more.