Sammy Sosa also eclipses a National League record for the most home runs hit at one park by one player

Sammy Sosa also eclipses a National League record for the most home runs hit at one park by one player

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Sammy Sosa’s ninth-inning homer in the bottom of the ninth off Eric Plunk helps to tie the game at 10 runs apiece in the Cubs’ eventual 11-10 extra-inning victory over Milwaukee at Wrigley Field. The round-tripper, his second of the contest, is the Chicago right fielder’s 62nd of the season, to pass Roger Maris’s single season mark and ties him with Mark McGwire for the league’s lead.

Arizona defeats the Reds, 5 – 0, behind the one-hit pitching of Andy Benes. Gregg Olson picks up the last two outs for the save, as 1B Sean Casey gets the only hit for Cincinnati.

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Arizona defeats the Reds, 5 – 0, behind the one-hit pitching of Andy Benes. Gregg Olson picks up the last two outs for the save, as 1B Sean Casey gets the only hit for Cincinnati.

Sammy Sosa hits his 61st and 62nd home runs of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers

Sammy Sosa hits his 61st and 62nd home runs of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers

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Sammy Sosa hits his 61st and 62nd home runs of the season against the Milwaukee Brewers to tie the National League record of 10 multi-homer games in a single season set by Ralph Kiner in 1947. The two home runs pace the Cubs to an 11 – 10 win, and tie Sosa with Mark McGwire for the home run lead.