Soriano paying dividends as Cubs win 7-2
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Alfonso Soriano, the Chicago Cubs' pricey offseason acquisition, is starting to pay off. Soriano had five hits, including a three-run homer, to help the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Monday night.
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All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano and the Texas Rangers agreed Monday to a &#36;7.5 million, one-year contract, a raise of &#36;2.1 million
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Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending two-run single to give the Chicago Cubs a 10-9 win over the Colorado Rockies last night, setting off a wild celebration after the Cubs bullpen blew an 8-3 lead in the ninth inning.
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Possibly playing his final home game in D.C., Alfonso Soriano homered in his first at-bat Thursday, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 for their season-high sixth consecutive victory.
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PITTSBURGH - Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.    Sammy Sosa preserved the Cubs' sixth shutout with a sprawling, belly-flop catch of Ty Wigginton's bases-loaded, two-out line drive to right field in the eighth...
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer as the Cubs beat the Astros 11-6 in a game with three ejections. In the third, Chicago&#39;s Todd Walker hit a ground-rule double to score Corey Patterson.
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Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam and a solo shot, and the Chicago Cubs hit three straight home runs in the first inning Wednesday on their way to a 13-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Alfonso Soriano gave Chicago a perfect ending to a ninth inning that already featured a blown five-run lead and a fan charging at Cubs closer Bobby Howry.
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Alfonso Soriano hit three home runs in the first four innings and the Chicago Cubs continued their strong road play by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-1 on Friday night. Soriano led off the game with a homer off Lance Cormier's first pitch before adding another first-pitch homer in the second inning.
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Alfonso Soriano did a little bit of everything after his Washington teammates showed their leadoff hitter how thrilled they are that he's sticking around.
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The Chicago Cubs came out swinging &#151; and no, not at each other. Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
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Alfonso Sorianoâs slow start is long forgotten. Now that summer is turning to fall, Soriano is where he expected to be â leading the Chicago Cubs as they make a serious postseason run.
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Chris Capuano is relieved that the All-Star voting process is over, even if he didn&#039;t make the team. Capuano threw a six-hit shutout to continue his mastery of the Cubs as Milwaukee beat Chicago 2-0 Thursday night.
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Mark DeRosa capped a ninth-inning rally with his fifth hit of the game to help the Chicago Cubs retain first place in the National League Central Division with a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
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Alfonso Soriano will be paid $18 million annually in the final five years of his $136 million, eight-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, the fifth-richest contract in baseball history.
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Juan Uribe homered and had five RBIs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday after the two central combatants in a brawl earlier this season chatted and shook hands.
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Roger Clemens pitched six innings for his 324th victory and the Houston Astros made the most of three Chicago errors Saturday, hanging on to beat the Cubs 7-6.