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With his homer on Wednesday, Jim Thome notched his fourth straight season with 40 or more. Here are the players ahead of him on the all-time list:
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No. / Player / Span
7 Babe Ruth 1926-32
6 Alex Rodriguez 1998-03
6 Sammy Sosa 1998-03
5 Barry Bonds 2000-04
5 Ken Griffey Jr. 1996-00
5 Duke Snider 1953-57
5 Ralph Kiner 1947-51
Fearsome foursome
Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio and Mike Lamb each homered in the first inning off Cincinnati starter Jose Acevedo as the Astros beat the Reds 5-2.
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Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
NL / GB
Houston –
San Francisco –
Cubs 0.5
Florida 1.5
San Diego 2
AL / GB
Boston –
Anaheim 5
Texas 9
SOX 14
Cleveland 16
