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freep.com     May 17, 2008            

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano got booed and jeered during a slow start. Now, he's showing again that he can carry a team. Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa went deep, and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, Friday for their seventh win in...


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Soriano, Cubs get hot at home

usatoday.com     May 19, 2008          

says it's the best homestand he has ever enjoyed. The Chicago Cubs won eight times in a 10-game homestand for the first time in 30 years. Now they find out how the act plays on the road, where the Cubs have a losing record. Soriano, who homered twice in back-to-back games Friday and Saturday,...

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Johnson's sacrifice fly helps Cubs beat Pirates (AP)

yahoo.com     May 18, 2008          

CHICAGO - Reed Johnson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday. Alfonso Soriano also drove in a run on a fly and Kosuke Fukudome and Ronny Cedeno had RBI singles to help the Cubs beat the Pirates for the eighth time in nine meetings this season....

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Johnson's sacrifice fly helps Cubs beat Pirates

nwsource.com     May 18, 2008          

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO -- Reed Johnson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday. Alfonso Soriano also drove in a run on a fly and Kosuke Fukudome and Ronny Cedeno had RBI singles to help the Cubs beat the Pirates for the eighth time in nine...

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McLouth's two-run homer lifts Pirates over Cubs

bostonherald.com     May 18, 2008          

By Associated Press Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Added 4m ago CHICAGO — Alfonso Soriano went deep again. Nate McLouth’s homer was the decisive one, though. He hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to help the Pittsburgh Pirates overcome Soriano’s shots for a 7-6 victory over...

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Pirates try to contain Soriano, win series against Cubs

fox16.com     May 18, 2008          

Alfonso Soriano tries to continue his offensive onslaught this afternoon when the Chicago Cubs play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. Soriano has been on a tear since the Cubs started their 10-game homestand back on May 9, going 20-for-37...

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Nate McLouth's 2-run homer in 9th helps Pirates end skid against Cubs at 10 with 7-6 win

startribune.com     May 18, 2008          

CHICAGO - Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day. The Pirates had lost 10 straight to the Cubs and were...

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Reality is, Cubs good

suntimes.com     May 18, 2008          

They were far from their best in loss to Pirates, but they legitimately are team to contend with BY GREG COUCH gcouch@suntimes.com This looks like a cold slap of reality. On Saturday, the Cubs' best starter and best reliever combined to lose to one of the worst teams in baseball. And Carlos...

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Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Heating up at Wrigley

espn.go.com     May 18, 2008          

Ron Vesely/MLB Photos/Getty Images Alfonso Soriano connected on seven homers over the Cubs' 8-2 homestand. GOOD FISHING By David Bearman, ESPN Research Could this finally be the year? It's been 100 seasons since the Cubs last called themselves world champions. Imagine the party in Wrigleyville in...

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McLouth's two-run homer lifts Pirates over Cubs

jg-tc.com     May 18, 2008          

CHICAGO - Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day. The Pirates had lost 10 straight to the Cubs and were...

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NL : Soriano recovering nicely after brutal start

chron.com     May 18, 2008          

Alfonso Soriano went deep again. And again. Nate McLouth's homer was the decisive one, though. He hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth as Pittsburgh beat Chicago 7-6 on Saturday. The Pirates had lost 10 straight to the Cubs and were 0-7 against them this year before...

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