Albert Pujols left the Reds vs. Cardinals game on Tuesday night after aggrevating a calf injury that has been bothering him for sometime.  He looked as if he was in tremendous pain as he was carried off the field. He is heading back to St. Louis for further testing, but a trip to the DL seems inevitable.

Pujols has been producing at a high level despite the nagging injuries he's been playing through dating back to last season.  Injuries or not, Pujols always seems to be there for the Cardinals. He has played in 96.3 percent of his team's 1,200 games during his career.

The 28-year old has not yet been put on the DL, but the team has already summoned outfielder Chris Duncan from Triple A Memphis so it is only a matter of time.

"Normally you try and enjoy the moment and deal with everything tomorrow. But it's pretty tough to enjoy it when I don't think there's a way he's going to avoid the disabled list," manager Tony La Russa told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "That's baseball. That's a blow." 

The Cardinals' first baseman was hitting .347 with 16 HRs and 42 RBIs at the time he went down. Now the question arises, how much time will he miss?

St. Louis has already been ravaged by injuries, particularly with their pitching staff where 3 of the 5 starters to open the season in the rotation are currently on the DL. However, the Cards have managed to find ways to win and currently sit 12 games above .500 and in second place in the NL Central.