Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, Friday for their seventh straight victory.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alfonso Soriano's solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Chicago Cubs complete a 3-2 rally over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, their seventh straight victory.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
CHICAGO - The Phillies may have benefited from an instant replay in the seventh inning. Too bad the rule only is in effect for home run calls. Ryan Howard was called out on a close play at first, thwarting a rally that helped the Cubs beat the...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Ted Lilly SP Bronson Arroyo 13-8, 4.23, 160 K, 57 BB, 174.2 IP 13-10, 4.97, 137 K, 57 BB, 166.2 IP LF Alfonso Soriano CF *Chris Dickerson SS Ryan Theriot SS Jeff Keppinger 1B Derrek Lee 2B Brandon Phillips 3B Aramis Ramirez 1B *Joey Votto 2B Mark DeRosa 3B Edwin Encarnacion CF *Jim Edmonds RF *Jay Bruce C Geovany Soto LF Jolbert Cabrera RF *Kosuke...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
There wasn't much that was worth remembering about last night's loss. Here are three photos of interest. Ryan Dempster doing his pregame warmups Ronny Cedeno tagged out at the plate in the fifth inning (why is Alfonso Soriano standing there instead of taking second') What the scoreboard shows after a loss Click on photos to open a larger version in a new browser window. All photos by...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP *Randy Wolf SP Ryan Dempster 8-11, 4.73, 134 K, 64 BB, 158 IP 15-5, 2.95, 160 K, 69 BB, 176.2 IP CF *Michael Bourn LF Alfonso Soriano LF Ty Wigginton SS Ryan Theriot SS Miguel Tejada 1B Derrek Lee 1B #Lance Berkman 3B Aramis Ramirez 3B #Geoff Blum C Geovany Soto RF Hunter Pence RF Mark DeRosa 2B *David Newhan CF Reed Johnson C Humberto Quintero...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Brandon Backe SP Carlos Zambrano 9-12, 5.42, 122 K, 72 BB, 159.1 IP 13-5, 3.53, 114 K, 61 BB, 168.1 IP CF *Michael Bourn LF Alfonso Soriano LF Ty Wigginton 2B *Mike Fontenot SS Miguel Tejada 1B Derrek Lee 1B #Lance Berkman 3B Aramis Ramirez 3B #Geoff Blum RF Mark DeRosa RF Hunter Pence CF *Jim Edmonds 2B *David Newhan C Geovany Soto C Humberto Quintero...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
When Alfonso Soriano singled sharply to left, Wigginton made a strong on-target throw to catcher Humberto Quintero, who reached back and nicked the back of a sliding Cedeno's jersey for the out. Astros center fielder Michael Bourn then made a nice catch of Ryan Theriot's long drive to center to end the inning.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
When Alfonso Soriano singled sharply to left, Wigginton made a strong on-target throw to catcher Humberto Quintero, who reached back and nicked the back of a sliding Cedeno's jersey for the out. Astros center fielder Michael Bourn then made a nice catch of Ryan Theriot's long drive to center to end the inning.
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... in the bottom of the inning when Ronny Cedeno walked and went to second on a sacrifice.When Alfonso Soriano singled sharply to left, Wigginton made a strong on-target throw to catcher Humberto Quintero, who reached back and nicked the back of a sliding Cedeno's jersey for the out. Astros center fielder Michael Bourn then made a nice catch of Ryan Theriot's long drive to center to...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... in the bottom of the inning when Ronny Cedeno walked and went to second on a sacrifice. When Alfonso Soriano singled sharply to left, Wigginton made a strong on-target throw to catcher Humberto Quintero, who reached back and nicked the back of a sliding Cedeno’s jersey for the out. Astros center fielder Michael Bourn then made a nice catch of Ryan Theriot’s long drive to center to...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... in the bottom of the inning when Ronny Cedeno walked and went to second on a sacrifice.When Alfonso Soriano singled sharply to left, Wigginton made a strong on-target throw to catcher Humberto Quintero, who reached back and nicked the back of a sliding Cedeno's jersey for the out. Astros center fielder Michael Bourn then made a nice catch of Ryan Theriot's long drive to center to...
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
... hard are going on the ground," Lee said. "I'd like to find a way to hit the ball in the gap."Alfonso Soriano led off the first inning with a home run but then went his next 5 at-bats without a hit.Soriano's first-inning homer home run was the Cubs' first extra-base hit since Friday - covering a span of 28 innings."We had a very good offense tonight," Soriano said. "Seven...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
... worse."Chicago's last 27 hits are all singles, and the Cubs haven't had extra base hit since Alfonso Soriano homered in the seventh inning of Friday's game against the Phillies."There is still a long way to go. We're not relaxing or anything. We just haven't scored for a few days here," said Chicago's Derrek Lee. "It's happened to us a couple of times before and we'll turn it around."The...
MLB (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Kerry Wood gave up a two-run homer to the Astros' Geoff Blum in the 11th inning as the Cubs lost their fourth straight, 9-7, on Tuesday night. Alfonso Soriano, Mark DeRosa, Geovany Soto and Jim Edmonds all homered.
