(St. Louis, MO)  --  Albert Pujols homered in his return to St. Louis as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 7-2.  In his first game at Busch Stadium since 2019, Pujols launched a solo shot in his first at-bat.  Justin Turner also went deep with a pair of home runs for Los Angeles, which has won three of its last four.  Will Smith hit his 23rd homer with a solo shot in the sixth.  Alex Vesia picked up his third win out the bullpen as the Dodgers used nine pitchers in the game.  They continue the series this afternoon.