The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Pujols underwent an MRI that revealed no damage to his strained right elbow. The first baseman suffered the injury during Friday's 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He continued to play through the pain in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Chicago, before being scratched from the lineup and pinch-hitting on Sunday. The injury is considered minor by the team and he suffers pain from throwing
(Updated 8/1/2006)

Analysis: Pujols is hitting .322 with 33 homers and 87 RBIs in 86 games for the Cardinals this season.