Sammy Sosa is maintaining a faster home run pace than in 1998 when he along with Mark McGwire broke the legendary home run record. Yesterday, the Chicago Cubs slugger batted his 12th home run in a game against the Florida Marlins. In 1998, by game 37 of the season, Sosa had batted only seven home runs. Fellow Cubs’ teammate Henry Rodríguez batted two home runs in the game the Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins 8-7.