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Thursday, Mar. 9 3:05pm ET
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ Sammy Sosa homered twice Thursday, raising his spring total to three, as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 11-7. Last year, Sosa hit 14 homers during spring training. This year, he's putting less emphasis on them. "It's not about home runs," said Sosa, who hit 129 regular-season homers the last two years. "I can do a lot of other things. I don't want people to get confused. I want to contribute to this team." New manager Don Baylor wants Sosa to become a more complete player. Before Thursday's game, Sosa worked with hitting coach Jeff Pentland on going to the opposite field. "I was a little bit out of control," Sosa said of his swing. "When you see me going to right field, I'm ready." Sosa's first home run of the game was a solo shot to right-center in the first inning against Russ Ortiz. The Cubs added another run in the inning on an RBI single by Shane Andrews. The Giants' Wilson Delgado hit an inside-the-park homer in the third inning, a liner past center fielder Damon Buford that rolled to the wall. Ricky Gutierrez led off the Chicago third with a single and scored on Sosa's towering homer to left-center, also against Ortiz. The Cubs also got homers from Mark Grace and Corey Patterson. Damon Minor and Pedro Feliz also homered for the Giants. Cubs starter Kevin Tapani allowed four runs and five hits in 3 1-3 innings, while Ortiz gave up four runs and five hits in three innings. Winner Rick Aguilera allowed one run and three hits in two innings, while loser Miguel Del Toro was tagged for five runs and five hits in two innings.< Scott Downs got a save. Notes: Cubs LF Henry Rodriguez jammed his right shoulder when he crashed into the wall trying to play a ball hit by the Giants' J.T. Snow. Rodriguez couldn't make the catch, and the ball went for triple. "I'm fine," Rodriguez said. "I'll be ready tomorrow." Rodriguez came out of the game right away.
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