Dominican Sammy Sosa batted his 50th and 51st home runs on Sunday, 23 August in the Chicago Cubs’ stadium, Wrigley Field. The Cubs, nevertheless, lost the game 13-3 to the Houston Astros. Sosa is now two homers behind Mark McGwire, and 10 off Roger Maris’s record. In Pittsburgh, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger batted in his 53rd home run in a game his team lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Thirty-two games are remaining in the season. Dominican Pedro Martínez of the Boston Red Sox also had a good day yesterday, winning his 17th game so far this season by defeating the Minnesota Twins, 5-1. Martínez is a strong contender for the 1998 Cy Young award.
