fatigue, Syndergaard said. I felt like it was probably building up throughout the game a little bit. ... I got checked out after the game when I got pulled out, and no concerns from the doctor.Stephen Strasbu

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The fastball hit Albert Pujols in the side of his batting helmet, glancing off the bill and barely missing his face. The slugger went down in a frightening heap, but eventually dusted himself off and ran the bases.The Los Angeles Angels are also trying to get up from a rough start to their season, and their veteran slugger is leading with both his example and his potent bat.Pujols hit a pair of three-run homers in his first six-RBI game since 2009, and the Angels remained unbeaten since the All-Star break with their season-best fifth straight victory, 8-6 over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.Pujols connected in the fourth and fifth innings against Kyle Lohse (0-2) for his second multi-homer game in three days, propelling the Angels (42-52) to their ninth win in 11 games overall.Im starting to swing the bat well now, Pujols said. Our team needs that in the second half of the season, especially against the guys were chasing.Pujols then stayed in the game in the seventh inning when Texas reliever Tony Barnette accidentally hit him in the head with a 92-mph pitch. Barnette was just as concerned as the Angels training staff, apologizing three times on the field and again between the clubhouses afterward.Its a scary thing, hitting a guy in the head, Barnette said. Especially up and tight like that, it can do some damage. Ive got a family, hes got family, and it can be scary stuff for them. Im glad hes OK.Pujols shrugged it off.Im pretty sure thats the last thing that he wants to do on an 0-2 count, but its one of those things that happens in a game, Pujols said. I just told him, `It happens. Its baseball.Pujols homers were the 578th and 579th of his career, pulling him closer to Mark McGwire (583) for 10th place on baseballs career list. He has 11 RBI in the last three days.You always worry about a concussion, but he felt fine and he was laughing, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of Pujols. Hes quietly having another incredible season.Jett Bandy also homered and drove in two runs for Los Angeles.One night after the Angels came back from four runs down to beat Texas, they erased an early three-run deficit in the fourth inning with one swing from Pujols.After Elvis Andrus doubled home the go-ahead run for Texas in the fifth, Pujols put the Angels back ahead with another three-run shot, completing the 54th multi-homer game of his career after the Rangers walked Mike Trout to get to him.Well, Trout is the best hitter in the league, Texas manager Jeff Banister said. Were not going to let him beat us. ... Lohse hung the slider. Were trying to execute a pitch out of the strike zone for a chase, and thats where you trust a veteran of 16 years to make a pitch.Lohse yielded six hits and seven runs in his second start for Texas.Robinson Chirinos hit two early homers for the AL West-leading Rangers, who have lost six of seven. Ian Desmond hit a 462-foot homer, had three hits and reached base four times for the struggling Rangers.FREAK VICTORYPujols heroics preserved a positive result for Tim Lincecum (2-3), who had seven strikeouts while winning for the second time in his six starts for the Angels.I just wasnt consistent in my delivery, Lincecum said.Lincecum gave up nine hits and five runs in five innings, but also escaped several jams.He pitched a lot better than his linescore, thats for sure, Scioscia said. I thought today was a step forward for him.SAVE DROUGHT ENDSHuston Street pitched the ninth for his eighth save -- his first since June 14, and the Angels first save in 29 games.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: Tanner Scheppers threw batting practice in Arizona. The reliever hasnt pitched all season while coming back from left knee surgery.Angels: Nick Tropeano has a torn ulnar collateral ligament, the third Los Angeles pitcher to incur that injury this season. The right-handed starter could need Tommy John surgery, but will get a second opinion.UP NEXTRangers: Martin Perez (7-6, 4.05 ERA) has allowed 17 runs over 9 2/3 innings in his last two starts.Angels: Hector Santiago (7-4, 4.27 ERA) makes his fourth start of the season against Texas. He kicked off the Angels post-break surge with seven scoreless innings against the White Sox last Friday.Air Force 1 Replica . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. 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This time, it was their two best players who went down.Yoenis Cespedes and Noah Syndergaard were removed early from Friday nights 3-1 loss to the rival Washington Nationals, only hours after New York announced that struggling pitcher Matt Harvey will have season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.I guess its part of the game. Ive never had it in such mass before, to where its every day. Its hard to walk into this room because the conversation is about who got hurt tonight, manager Terry Collins said. As you guys know, Im a little tired of talking about it. Thats my job to talk about it, but Im running out of things to say and were running out of bodies.Cespedes was pulled after three innings with a strained right quadriceps and said he hopes to return after the All-Star break next week. The slugger got hurt chasing Daniel Murphys RBI double to deep center field in the third and was replaced by Juan Lagares in the fourth.With his velocity dropping, Syndergaard (9-4) exited in the fifth with arm fatigue that was not elbow-related, the Mets said. The big right-hander has been pitching with a bone spur in his right elbow that he called pretty insignificant.His arm went dead. Hes got a tired arm and (his) stuff went away, Collins said. But he said theres no pain.Cespedes and Syndergaard were selected for the All-Star Game in San Diego, but both are unlikely to participate, Collins said. They are expected to be examined Saturday.Collins will manage the National League squad Tuesday and said before Friday nights game that Syndergaard would definitely pitch in the Midsummer Classic, a pledge that lasted just a few hours.Its disappointing, but there will be a lot more, Syndergaard said. Its a long season, you put a lot of wear and tear on your body, just right now I think I need a little break.Already on the disabled list for well more than a month now are first baseman Lucas Duda and third baseman David Wright. Not to mention right-hander Zack Wheeler, making a slow recovery from March 2015 Tommy John surgery.Wright is almost certainly out for the season following neck surgery to repair a herniated disk. Duda isnt expected back anytime soon, and theres no longer a timetable for Wheelers return following a few setbacks in his rehabilitation program.We just have to keep going. As Ive told you before, nobody in baseball feels sorry for us, Collins said.With two outs in the fifth aand a 2-2 count on Jayson Werth, Syndergaard stepped off the rubber.dddddddddddd He was throwing his sizzling fastball in the high-90s (mph) earlier in the game, but his first two heaters to Werth clocked 93 mph.Didnt have that late life, that little bit of extra whip at the end. I could tell something wasnt necessarily right, Syndergaard said.Mets catcher Rene Rivera visited the mound and then went back behind the plate before Collins and assistant trainer Brian Chicklo came out of the dugout, drawing groans from the crowd.Syndergaard waved his glove in their direction as if to shoo them away, but after a meeting on the mound, he walked back to the dugout with Chicklo.I feel like I could have finished the inning out, Syndergaard said. I think I was still spotting up, but just, Id look at the radar gun and see 93, 94 (mph). Its pretty uncharacteristic of me.Seth Lugo relieved with New York trailing 3-0 and was given all the time he needed to warm up. The rookie right-hander tossed two hitless innings.I didnt feel any pain, no discomfort, just fatigue, really, Syndergaard said. I just think its that time of the year -- my first full season in the big leagues. Ive thrown a lot of pitches. Ive thrown a lot of innings.He reiterated that the issue had nothing to do with his bone spur.It all boils down to a little shoulder fatigue, Syndergaard said. I felt like it was probably building up throughout the game a little bit. ... I got checked out after the game when I got pulled out, and no concerns from the doctor.Stephen Strasburg (12-0) threw seven innings of two-hit ball and Clint Robinson hit a two-run homer for the Nationals, who extended their NL East lead to four games over the Mets after New York won the opener of the four-game set Thursday night.Jonathan Papelbon earned his 18th save.It was the first matchup between Syndergaard and Strasburg, who is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA in three outings against the Mets this year.The start was delayed 37 minutes by rain.TAKE THAT!Murphy, booed again by the Citi Field crowd of 35,030, has hit safely in all 11 games against the Mets since they let him leave as a free agent in the offseason. Hes batting .409 with 15 RBI and five of his career-high 15 homers vs. New York.UP NEXTMax Scherzer (9-6, 3.21 ERA) pitches Saturday night against RHP Logan Verrett (3-5, 4.01), who starts in place of Harvey. ' ' '