JUPITER, Fla. New Orleans Saints Meachem Jersey . -- St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols got an anti-inflammatory shot Monday for tightness in his back and is expected to be out of action for the next couple of days. The three-time NL MVP missed a week this spring because of lower back pain he described as feeling like spasms. Pujols returned to play in five exhibition games before being pulled from the lineup against Boston. "He received an MRI today and then an injection to put him over the hump, make him feel better," Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. "Hes day to day. Well see how he feels on Wednesday." The Cardinals are off Tuesday. Mozeliak said Pujols has felt some discomfort in recent days. Asked whether he thought the star first basemans back could be a chronic concern throughout the season, Mozeliak said: "I dont get that sense." The 30-year-old Pujols hit .327 with 47 home runs and 135 RBIs last year in winning his second straight MVP award. 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Among those stepping into the spotlight tonight are veterans like Calgarys Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff, as well as rookies like Carolinas Jeff Skinner and Atlantas Alexander Burmistrov. Asante Samuel Jersey . Riva, a second-year arts student from LaSalle, Ont., earned the offensive player award after scoring five touchdowns to tie a single-game team record in the Mustangs 60-7 win over Windsor on Saturday.San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Jose Lopez had a two-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners past the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in the middle test of a three-game interleague set from Petco Park. San Diego has now lost a major-league record 13 straight interleague games. Ken Griffey Jr. went 1-for-3 with an RBI double for the Mariners, who have won the first two games of this set on the heels of a three-game slide. "I thought he took some of the best swings Ive seen him take all year, which is a good sign," Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said of Griffey. "He made some adjustments with his swing. Lopez continues to swing the bat extremely well." Garrett Olson (2-1) got the win after going six innings and yielding three runs on two hits with four strikeouts to just one walk. David Aardsma threw a scoreless ninth to get his 12th save. Chase Headley had a two-run homer for the Padres, who dropped their fifth straight game. Kevin Kouzmanoff added a solo shot in defeat. "We just couldnt muster anything really against their pitching," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Four hits is not going to do a lot of damage. We did get two homers, which was big to get us the runs, but weve got to get more guys on base to put a little stress on the pitcher." Chad Gaudin (2-6) took the loss after giving up four runs -- three earned -- on six hits in six innings of work. He also fanned eight and walkeed two. Washington Redskins Russ Grimm Jersey. Trailing by a run in the ninth, Headley went down swinging against Aardsma. Pinch-hitter Will Venable followed suit for the second out, but pinch-hitter Cliff Floyd clubbed a single to right field. Luis Rodriguez, though, flied out to left to end the game. Kouzmanoffs leadoff homer in the second put the Padres up 1-0. Seattle rallied to take the lead in the fourth frame. Russell Branyan led off with a single and Adrian Beltre then flied out to center before Griffey stroked an RBI double to left. Lopez followed with a two-run homer to give the Ms a 3-1 edge. Headley had a two-run homer of his own in the home half to tie it up, though. Franklin Gutierrez opened the fifth with a walk, moved to second on Olsons sac bunt and held at third on Ichiro Suzukis base hit. Nick Hundley then had a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, which allowed Gutierrez to cross home as Seattle went up 4-3. Game Notes: The Padres have lost 10 straight at home to the Ms and 16-of-20 overall... Prior to the game, Seattle placed pitcher Erik Bedard on the 15-day disabled list and recalled first baseman Mike Carp from Triple-A Tacoma. Carp walked in a pinch-hit situation in the seventh to make his major-league debut...Gaudin is winless in four starts and hasnt recorded a win since a 5-2 verdict at Colorado on May 31...Olson is 2-0 in six appearances - three starts - on the road this season. ' ' '