For a scary moment, neither the game nor their excellent start mattered to the Cubs.  Not when Sammy Sasa was clutching at his broken helmet, a look of fear and anger crossing his face.Sosa got the biggest scare of his career Sunday when he was hit in the batting helmet by a Salomon Torres fastball, but apparently wasn't seriously hurt as Cubs lost 8-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates.The pitch struck Sosa with such force it left a hole in his batting helmet, but neurological tests were negative. Sosa didn't even have a headache after the game, only a few cuts caused by his damaged helmet..

           


Sosa's Bat

    No cork or other foreign material was found in any of the 76 bats confiscated from Sammy Sosa's locker and X-rayed by baseball officials.The bats were taken from the Chicago Cubs' locker room during the game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday night. Cork was found in Sosa's bat when it shattered after he grounded out in the first inning of the Cubs' 3-2 victory.