#home-run

#home-run

CHICAGO - Lenyn Sosa entered his eighth inning at-bat against Tim Hill with the approach of "just stay calm." "My main thought was just to take advantage of a good pitch," Sosa said through an interpreter, "and I was able to do that." Sosa hit a tiebreaking solo home run to center, helping to propel the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees on Sunday in front of 27,810 at Rate Field. "Very exciting, emotional to be able to hit a homer against a team like them in that situation," Sosa said. "I'm very excited about it."

"My main thought was just to take advantage of a good pitch," Sosa said through an interpreter, "and I was able to do that."

Taylor Ward hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning, allowing the Los Angeles Angels to defeat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 and avoiding a three-game sweep.

Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run with a three-run shot as the Jays took an early lead, but ultimately lost the game to the Twins 8-5.

Andrew McCutchen's three-run shot to left-center off Marlins starter Cal Quantrill marked his 241st home run as a Pirate, moving him past Roberto Clemente in franchise history.

"Stanton’s blast traveled an estimated 475 feet and was so impressive that left fielder Scott Van Slyke didn’t turn around to look at it."