Rangers 7, Cubs 3
Sammy Sosa trots 'round the bases before cheering fans after homer No. 600. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Drew Davison / MLB.com
Sammy Sosa became the fifth player to hit 600 career homers, and he did it against his former team. The slugger touched Jason Marquis for the historic blast on a solo shot in the fifth as the Rangers rolled.
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Texas 7, Chi Cubs 3
Today's Boxes 6/20/07
FLA 5, CWS 4
MIL 7, SF 5
OAK 5, CIN 3
ARI 7, TB 4
DET 8, WSH 4
CLE 10, PHI 6
TOR 12, LAD 1
MIN 6, NYM 2
BOS 11, ATL 0
STL 7, KC 6
COL 6, NYY 1
BAL 7, SD 1
LAA 8, HOU 4
SEA 7, PIT 0
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Standings thru 6/20/07 | Gameday | Cubs Stats | Rangers Stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300
Pie , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
Lee , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
Floyd , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
Fontenot , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .366
DeRosa , 3B0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
a-Izturis , PH-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jones , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .234
b-Pagan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Theriot , SS-3B3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .259
Hill, K , C3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .179
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 7 11
BATTING 2B : Soriano 2 (20, Loe, Francisco), Izturis (10, Loe).HR : Soriano (12, 5th inning off Loe, 0 on, 2 out), Hill, K (1, 7th inning off Loe, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Soriano 8; Lee 2; Fontenot; Izturis 2; Hill, K 4.RBI : Soriano (25), Hill, K 2 (2).2-out RBI : Soriano; Hill, K 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Floyd; Theriot; Jones; Pie.GIDP : Fontenot.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Lee (4, 2nd base by Loe/Laird).FIELDING E : DeRosa (5, fielding), Lee (1, fielding), Fontenot (2, throw).DP : (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .274
Kinsler , 2B3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .238
Young , SS4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .289
Sosa , DH4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .242
Catalanotto , LF4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .195
Byrd , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357
Hairston , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Wilkerson , 1B2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .225
Laird , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245
Vazquez , 3B4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .256
Totals 33 7 9 5 4 5 17
BATTING 2B : Laird (7, Marquis), Wilkerson (6, Ohman).HR : Sosa (12, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out), Catalanotto (5, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Kinsler; Young 3; Sosa 4; Catalanotto 5; Wilkerson 2; Laird 2.RBI : Sosa 2 (53), Vazquez (11), Catalanotto 2 (18).2-out RBI : Sosa; Catalanotto 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Byrd 2; Hairston; Lofton.GIDP : Catalanotto.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Laird (2, 3rd base by Marquis/Hill, K).FIELDING E : Kinsler (14, fielding).DP : 2 (Laird-Young, Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis (L, 5-4)5.0 5 6 4 4 3 2 3.38
Eyre 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20
Wuertz 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.45
Ohman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.87
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe (W, 3-6)6.2 6 3 3 1 4 2 6.34
Francisco (H, 5)0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Wilson 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.04
Pitches-strikes : Marquis 100-57, Eyre 19-11, Wuertz 11-9, Ohman 14-9, Loe 97-60, Francisco 16-8, Wilson 26-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Marquis 8-3, Eyre 0-4, Wuertz 0-1, Ohman 2-0, Loe 13-2, Francisco 0-1, Wilson 3-0.Batters faced : Marquis 24, Eyre 4, Wuertz 5, Ohman 4, Loe 27, Francisco 3, Wilson 5.Inherited runners-scored : Wilson 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Marvin Hudson.Weather : 86 degrees, clear.Wind : 16 mph, R to L.T : 2:52.Att : 37,564.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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