Sosa Fails to Homer as Reds Keep Surging
Sammy Sosa singled twice and came away convinced that homer No. 60 can’t be far away.
No. 70? He’s concedes that’s probably out of reach.
Sosa remained stuck at 59 homers for the fifth consecutive game, but Greg Vaughn extended his late-season home run tear as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, Wednesday night.
The Reds remained 2 1/2 behind New York for the wild card after the Mets beat Colorado. Cincinnati moved within three games of NL Central-leading Houston, which lost at Philadelphia.
Sosa, trying to become the first player to reach 60 homers a second time, singled twice in four at-bats and got an intentional walk that was loudly booed by a small crowd on hand hoping to see history.
“I feel great because I had two hits,” Sosa said. “My swing is back. I was comfortable tonight because I was patient. That’s a good sign for me.”
Vaughn had an RBI single as part of a four-run first inning and a solo homer off Jon Lieber (8-10) that made it 5-2 in the fifth.
Denny Neagle (7-5) won his fourth consecutive start.
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