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CINCINNATI - Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam for his 599th career homer Friday night, taking another little hop toward history while leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
The 38-year-old slugger is one homer away from a mark that only four others have reached - Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays. He ended an 18-game homer drought with his first grand slam since Sept. 15, 2004.See the full content of this document
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Sosa Slam Downs Reds
Slammin' Sammy took his customary hop in the fifth inning after the ball left his bat and headed for right field, where Ken Griffey Jr. briefly gave chase before pulling up and watching Sosa's latest memorable moment in Cincinnati.
Sosa also hit his 500th - again, to right field - four games after Great American Ball Park opened in 2003. He sat out last season before the Rangers, who gave him his start in baseball and then traded him away as a scrawny rookie, provided a chance to resume his chase.TEXAS CINCINNATIab r h bi ab r h biLofton cf 5 1 2 0 Httberg 1b 4 1 3 1Ctlnotto lf 3 1 1 1 BPhllps 2b 4 0 1 0MBrd lf 2 0 0 0 Grf Jr. rf 5 1 2 1MYong ss 3 2 1 0 Dunn lf 5 2 3 2Sosa rf 4 1 2 5 EEcrcn 3b 5 0 1 1Otsuka p 0 0 0 0 Hmlton cf 5 0 2 0Gagne p 0 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 0 0 0Laird c 4 0 0 0 Ross c 3 1 1 1Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 ...See the full content of this document
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