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 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Slammin' Sammy swung hard against his old team. And missed. Playing against the Chicago Cubs for the first time in his career, with cameras flashing on every pitch to the slugger, Sosa was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Tuesday night in Texas' 5-4 loss. He remained one home run shy of becoming the fifth member of the 600-homer club.
"I don't worry about that. My main focus is me and the pitcher," Sosa said. "Today is over. I'll come back tomorrow ready to go again."
Sosa, whose only homer in the past 21 games was a grand slam Friday in Cincinnati, has two more chances against the Cubs to join Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays in the elite club. Slammin' Sammy has 11 homers in 61 games this season for Texas.
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