Pujols Hits First Ever Bases-Empty Grand Slam

Pittsburgh, PA--

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, Albert Pujols, hit baseball's first ever bases-empty grand slam in tonight's 6-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"He's just the best in the game; that's all there is to it," said Pirates manager, John Russell.

"We were down by three when he led off the top of the eighth and I told him, 'Just hit it solidly, you can't put us ahead with one swing of the bat,'" said Cardinals manager, Tony LaRussa. "Boy, did he prove me wrong!"

"I just try to help the club any way I can," Pujols said after the game.

"So many people have said he can do anything in baseball," said LaRussa, "I guess he just proved it."