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Sammy Sosa returns to Chicago

Apr 17, 2007 - 2:18 PM Texas (5-7) at Chi White Sox (5-6) 8:11 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Sammy Sosa is returning to the Windy City, although he'll be on the South Side.

Sosa will be in the lineup Tuesday when the Texas Rangers visit the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game series.

The former All-Star, who began his career with the White Sox in 1989, became a star in Chicago with the Cubs, hitting 60 or more homers in a season three times.

However, when his production tailed off in 2003 and 2004, Sosa became the symbol of the Cubs' failures.

Sosa was suspended for seven games in 2003 for using a corked bat, and spent time on the disabled list in 2004 after injuring his back while sneezing. He was fined and then traded following the 2004 campaign when he left the clubhouse during the game on the final day of the regular season.

Sosa was out of baseball for the entire 2006 campaign, but made the Rangers with a strong spring training. Sosa is just 7-for-40 thus far in 2007, but has hit two homers, bringing his career total to 590.

Jon Garland (0-0, 3.65 ERA) gets the assignment of stopping Sosa and the Rangers. The 27-year-old righthander yielded just three hits in seven shutout innings last Tuesday against Oakland, but did not factor in the decision.

Robinson Tejeda (1-1, 4.50) will oppose Garland. Tejeda struggled last Wednesday against Tampa Bay, taking the loss after allowing six runs and 10 hits in five innings.