After the Los Angeles Angels stranded 16 runners through 18 innings ¡ª including nine in scoring position ¡ª Albert Pujols provided the biggest blow with no one on.
Pujols homered leading off the 19th inning, and the Angels outlasted the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday night in the longest game in the major leagues this season.
Pujols¡¯ 514th career homer and 22nd of the season came on a 3-2 pitch from Brandon Workman (1-6). The towering drive disappeared into the seats above the 5.5-meter (18-foot) wall in right-center.
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