
Rafael Betancourt wasn't even in his windup when Albert Pujols surprised every soul in Angel Stadium by taking off for second, stealing his first base of the season by a mile. With Los Angeles' burly slugger running wild on the basepaths, the Angels' latest comeback win was no surprise in comparison. Pujols stole second base and scored the tiebreaking run on Johnny Giavotella's single in the eighth inning, and the Angels sent the Colorado Rockies to their 10th consecutive defeat, 5-2 Tuesday night. He then got an enormous jump on the Rockies reliever, who clearly hadn't even thought about holding Pujols close.
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