Show Tho Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 28 1998 — Pago 7 Sosa Masts 2 Boggs passes the Babe in hits first career grand slam Now everyone can call him Grind Slammin' Sammy Sosa hit his 39th and 40th home runs including the first slam of his career as the Chicago player in major league history had gone longer at the start of a career without a slam — until connecting in the eighth inning at (164) Sosa set a major league record with 20 home runs in June but had hit just four in July until connecting Sunday at Wrigley Field against New York “I’ve been swinging too hard “Thank God” he said “I'm not going to have to hear that no The record for most consecutive homers without a slam at any Ripken against Roger Clemens "I'm sure he’s glad to get that AP photo Guillen also threw out Perez at third base from the base of the wall in right for his 12th outfield assist Pirates leadoff Rockies 8 Pirates 7 13 innings Vinny Castilla homered twice and doubled and Jeff Reed hit an RBI double with two outs in the mu Tony Wom- ack had two hits and also set a major league record for consecu- bottom of the 13th inning that lifted Cokxado over Pittsburgh at Coon Field The Pirates led 2 in the sixth before the Rockies rallied Neifi Perez singled home the tying nm in the ninth Todd Helton hit a leadoff single in the 13th and beat the relay home on Reed's double downed Florida 1 Jose Guillen who had a career- Before Sosa the record for tive ts without grounding into a double play He has gone 889 st breaking the mark of 887 by Brooklyn's Pete Reiser set in 1946l Braves 3 Reds 2 10 innings Ozzie Guillen singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the 10th inning and Atlanta won 7-- rk 8-- at Cincinnati Guillen's third hit sent the Reds to their 10th defeat in 11 games 3-- 9-- Sun Belinda taking the loss (4-- 8) both times Astras 9 Marlins Jose Lima’s at the six-hitt- er Astrodome Alou had four hits for Houston A day earlier his 2Sth home run saves Lima 8) 4 as as 4s 7 IS a 17 SI 43 TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS— " OP Itamn Betanamai to Itinor Doga at too 10 11 MAJOR LEAGUE luim MnjoM qa US 11 S 44 54 31 1 31 33 34 BU 37 3SS7 S U 0 18 27 41 S 17 33 41 1 IB 3S 44 Bryan Rekar NOTE port Una pert ora mb taro tor lor shootout I tar km da MtamiXNaaiEiyOndl 5?3ni : York Non lOtUoniSJOpot B d Waddgkni DC Tampa l as Pot — S3 S3 Toronto S3 S4 Tampa Bay 41 S3 IS S4 AP5 A91 341Z 34 JSS ConkdONtaton Pat OS 43 IS 44 H 463 442 433 SU13 IS IB 14 SB 437 1413 L W C 14 dtoatatomatond laltool U3tiOAND AIKETICS-CNt- ati up OP MNe Nrt Bern Ertenen Bia PCL Optanad RHP Stow Daaok (Canute 1 1) 536 Tom (Otorar d HouddiSinatMil pm d Toronto SACRAMENTO iati G Natono Doatort to too IV UTAH STARZZ— Pkad Dontaa Taylor ooacA Nanwti Prank Ban coadl Activatad G Taaual MONARCHS-Atit- contract d RHP I kom Atauqunqut d too PCL MILWAUKEE BREWERS— Ptoort RHP Cd Etort an too IS- - ICnptotar 04L 536 pat Mfnnoada (Mifton S-Kanm City (Ptahardo 6-- Tampa Bay ISaundata Ctocago Wkda Sea (Pargu SOS pm Ctanatand (Wild (Chart L r d pm ) d Soatan (Waadki 7 104) d Saotoa d Odtond (Bahanon (Gtaana 3-- (OquMOTLOJOpm NY Yankm (Hamandto S3) d Andtoka (Sparta S4L SOS pm i Otaga Horn Rw WduadPPtanltanto FOOTBALL i4L 306pm 1 34) 0 43 IS 45 S7 46 SO AT1 13 VS AS3U13 A34UVI dll pm d Cat pm NEW YORK GIANTS— ' itoaf tignad SAN FRANCISCO 4tERO— DS RW Agroati la tana McOuaitota on a tour your eonkad TENNESSEE OKERS Ackml ad OL TJ Waotongton kom too dtp d Las Angdaa (MUcM PMtodsMtaa (Loovar 4--3) an (H A13UV3 01 403 SOUS omul Tam dm iitow an— ph r Atlanta 3 Ctocmnad 3 10 4144 i arid 33) d Mda Saasr U4L S40 pm (Lartto (3) d Hauden Saa Dtoga (NamUton S4L40Spm 73) dll iSKStapm Ptotourgn (Putor 43) d Cd-ura70S pal P4i Cheap Cuba (Wangart B4) d an RYdto r 4a ia i at OOracS Tam aa BOO BOB 1 TIB toal m on 111 STARS (M) Jehmon 0 Uto pn a a i t s a a bpamaiM 114? 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with Shigetoshi Hasegawa on a The Royals lost for the seventh time in 10 games Angels closer Troy Percival leading the league with 29 saves was cleared to pitch but did not appear He spent Saturday night in a hospital after complaining rtf dizziness for the third time in HOCKEY taotontaNSA LOS ANGELES lOFSha NATIONAL LEAGUE lt34L406pm Phil Nevin each homered as Anaheim won at Kansas City Garret Anderson of the Angels doubled to extend his career-hig- h hitting streak to 24 games He tied Boston's Nomar Gareiaparre for the longest string in the AL this season Allen Watson (4-won for the first time since May 13 teaming todHadtolama DALLAS STARS— fdlaor baseball w then with the Chicago While Sox now with Tampa Bay — did it on July 21 1997 against Detroit “I didn’t blow anything about t BASKETBALL UlMiQMlSMMtCJDpdR 73 M 737 0 43 9BZ earned his Paul Wagnar tract ol Of drag Martino Iroai LootavHto ol too Into motional “ ' IMP VOtono Da Loa Samoa from El Paao ol tha Tamtam CINCINNATI OP PrtWMkMPom NEW YORK Yi 430 pm B90 pm anal Laagna RHPMMWtoatoa contact tar toon ol Nm En0and 430 AMERICAN LEAGUE 13-ga- (1-- 2) first since Wilson Alvarez — Ihsiisacflons -x 9 r h h 20 6) r team-hig- hitting streak June 5-"Even at 40 yean old I still love die game as much as I did when 1 3 years old playing Little League" Boggs said “I’ve always said the minute that fire burns out then it's time on to do something else Right now it's a forest fire" (9-struck out six and walked none Florida starter Brian Meadows (9-allowed seven runs and left with a strained groin after giving up two hits to start the fifth inning SCOREBOARD Soccer together a inning He became the 29th pitcher to accomplish the feat and the 6) several slumps but also put ruined Su Diego closer Trevor Hoffman's streak of 41 straight -- V' 1 Moises Alou Jeff Bagwell and Derek Bell each homered to back Stein tied a major league record by fanning four in the fourth it (Teammate) Kenny Rogers said I probably set a record" said Stein who recorded all four of his strike outs in the fourth inning “I would have given that up for the win I’m not a Randy Johnson pitcher by any means" Angels 6 Royals 1 Tun Salmon Cecil Fielder and Boggs was lifted for pinch-runn- er Bobby Smith following his final hit and received a standing ovation as he left the field “I thought there'd be few daps but the ovation was very nice” Boggs said “It gives you chills — it really does It was a thrill” Boggs has had an year A lifetime 331 hitter entering the season Boggs is currently batting 281 He has overcome high four hits and A1 Martin Cincinnati lost for the second each homered for Pittsburgh straight day in 10 innings with out" monkey off his back because it was really just a fluke thing that he hadn't hit one" Cubs manager Jim Riggleman said Sosa tied his career high for home nuts in a season and also with six matched his career-beRBIs He has 102 RBIs the fourth straight year he's reached the In other NL games Colorado defeated Pittsburgh 7 in 13 innings Atlanta beat Cincinnati 2 in 10 innings and Houston sifrteVetgfc schild said “It was electric It was exciting I think the night belonged to Wade Boggs" Mike Blowers and Miguel Tejada homered for Oakland sevwhich lost its season-hig-h enth in a row Chicago Cuba slugger Sammy Sou is congratulated by Cube tiM base coach Tom Gamboa on his way homo altar his first career grand dam Sou had two home nme in a 6--2 win against Arizona set against the Devil Rays during their trip Rekar who started the season on the disabled list because of a strained lower back won for the first time since he pitched for Colorado last season He gave up three runs in six innings in his fourth start of the year four-gam- e Tampa Bay manager Larry Roth- ot Sosa sms teased by teammates after ending his streak which began in 1989 when he hit his fust big league homer for Texas Oakland dropped three games at Baltimore and was swept in a u n point in a career is 266 by Cal fifth team-reco- rd That would be hard to da" The Boggs had three hits He broke slump with a single in the third homered to highlight a five-ru- n fifth and moved past Ruth with an RBI single in the eighth Boggs has 274 career hits “When you talk about a name like Babe Ruth I don’t care if you beat him in eating hamburgers it's some kind of feat” at-b- at more" the fourth inning “It will be nice to get back home We need same home cooking” A's manager Art Howe said “We were soundly beaten but we did swing the bats They won the series hands down but we didn't quh" “A little kid from Bayshore Little League puses Babe Ruth It’s a big day in my career” Boggs said “I couldn't be more energized than I am right now trying to hit the home run" he said “The first he got me and I said to myself I have to be more relaxed and go out there and make good contact” homer in the Sou hit a two-rusixth off Willie Blair that hit n 438-fodrive to center field in the eighth off Alan Embree “That’s twice he’s pulled my pants down and embarrassed me” said Embree who gave up Sosa’s home nm in June “I have to figure out a way to get that guy Phoenix ThmpaBay ballfields homer and Boggs hit a tarn-ru- n later passed Babe Ruth for 33rd dace on the career hits list as the expansion Dunpa Bay Devil Rays 6) straight game 11-- 3 Mooday night over the Oakland Athletics homers at the beginningof a career without a slam sms 209 by Bob Horner Three players finished their careers with more than 130 home runs and no slams — Glenn Davis (190) Ron Kittle (176) and CUudeil Washington Cubs beat the Arizona Diamond-back- s 6-- 2 Monday night Sosa had hit 246 homers — no first victory since June 21 1997 Blake Stem (4-took the loss despite striking out four batters in won their Rockies edge Pirates in 13 By The Associated Press ST PETERSBURG Fla (AP) — Wade Boggs has come a long way from his days as a kid oo the 4Nkoem1064X M Hwtoon12214 B4 AnMw 11734 124 Oomnm 144 Ml |