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TORONTO -- Albert Pujols had a productive night at the plate and passed a former teammate on the all-time home run list, helping the Angels to a rare road win.Pujols moved into sole possession of 10th place on baseballs all-time list by hitting his 584th home run, Matt Shoemaker pitched six shutout innings and Los Angeles snapped an 11-game road losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Wednesday.Pujols had a season-high four hits and three RBI. After he and Mike Trout hit back-to-back homers in the first, Pujols hit a sacrifice fly in the second, singled in the fourth and sixth innings, then capped his night with an RBI double in the eighth.Pujols left without speaking to reporters, but his teammates shared their happiness at his historic homer.Albert will probably pass a few more of those guys, hopefully all of them, Shoemaker said. Its always special and were happy for him.Pujols leads the Angels with 99 RBI.Albert just keeps going, manager Mike Scioscia said. Hes approaching 100 RBI. Hes in the middle of our lineup virtually every day. He got some big hits tonight.For Pujols, the homer broke a tie with Mark McGwire on the all-time list. Pujols hit 37 homers as a rookie with St. Louis in 2001, McGwires final season before retirement.Thats pretty special, Trout said of Pujols milestone homer. Obviously he and McGwire were teammates, they know each other well.A three-time MVP and 10-time All-Star, Pujols is two home runs shy of tying Frank Robinson for ninth place.A 16-year veteran, Pujols has hit at least 20 home runs in every season but 2013, when he was limited to 99 games.He hasnt shown any signs of slowing down, Trout said. Hes still putting up numbers, still driving in 100. Its fun to watch.Two pitches after Trout hit his 24th home run, Pujols did the same. It was the fourth time this season the Angels have hit back-to-back homers.Both shots came off Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada, who allowed season-worsts of six runs and 10 hits in five innings. Estrada (7-6) is winless in his past three starts and has allowed six homers in that span.My last two outings havent gone well but these things happen, Estrada said. Im sure things will turn around for me.Jett Bandy had a career-high four hits as the Angels won away from home for the first time since July 26 at Kansas City. They matched the 1963 squad for the third-longest road skid in Angels history. Los Angeles lost a record 14 straight road games in 1969.Shoemaker (8-13) allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three to win consecutive starts for the second time this season.Shoe did a great job, Scioscia said. That lineup can swing the bats if you make mistakes. He didnt make very many mistakes.Toronto remained tied with Boston atop the AL East after the Red Sox lost 4-3 in 11 innings at Tampa Bay.FOUR PLAYPujols hadnt had a four-hit game since June 17, 2013, against Seattle.POWER OUTAGEThe Blue Jays are 8-23 when they dont hit at least one home run. Toronto had homered in its previous six games.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: RHP Cam Bedrosian (right middle finger) has been shut down after tests revealed a blood clot in his upper arm. He will visit a specialist for further treatment. ... RHP Huston Street had season-ending surgery on his right knee Wednesday. Street went 3-2 with a career-low nine saves and a 6.45 ERA. He is the sixth player to undergo season-ending surgery for the last-place AngelsBlue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (sore right ring finger) missed his second straight game. ... OF Jose Bautista (left knee) was cleared to come off the DL on Thursday after participating in a simulated game at Torontos spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Jared Weaver (8-11, 5.47) will seek to avoid matching a career-worst streak of four straight losing starts.Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (17-3, 3.05) can become the first 18-game winner in the majors Thursday. Happ has won 11 straight decisions. Hes 0-4 with an 8.00 ERA in four career starts against Los Angeles. Jace Sternberger Super Bowl Jersey . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Reggie White Super Bowl Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. https://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Tony-Brown-Jersey/ . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. Corey Linsley Super Bowl Jersey . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. Dexter Williams Super Bowl Jersey . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball can envision a day when mechanical umpires could be tested to call balls and strikes.Baseball has used computer systems since 2001 to evaluate ball-strike calls, and umpires responded by gradually realigning their strike zones back toward the rule-book definition.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was asked Wednesday before the NL wild-card game whether baseball may eventually use a mechanical strike zone.The technology of calling balls and strikes without a human being involved has continued to improve, he said. The principal reason that weve always done it after the fact is unlike the box that you see on a broadcast, our system that we use to graade our umpires, someone goes in and manually adjusts the strike zone for the batter.dddddddddddd And there are material differences in the strike zone.Baseball has used expanded video review since 2014, but balls and strikes are not subject to review. In 2015, an independent league tested Sportvisions the PITCHf/x automated system to call balls and strikes.As technology continues to improve and those sorts of adjustments can be made real time, that technology will become more feasible for use on the field, Manfred said. I dont believe we are there yet. ' ' '