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Soriano's 2 homers lift Cubs over Astros (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Alfonso Soriano homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Soriano hit a solo home run in the fourth and a two-run shot in the ninth. Mike Fontenot had two RBIs and Milton Bradley, Micah Hoffpauir and Aramis Ramirez all drove in a run as the Cubs swept the two-game series from their NL-Central foe.