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Soriano homers in eighth as Cubs slip past Mets

Associated Press

Friday, August 28, 2009

CHICAGO -- His left knee aching, Alfonso Soriano limped to the plate with one thought: Win the game, and then they'll have to cheer. Soriano, who heard boos earlier in the game for several fielding miscues, ended a long home-run drought with a three-run shot in the eighth inning Friday, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets. "I can make an error, I can hit a homer," he said. "If we play nine innings and we play hard, anything can happen. [Getting booed] is part of th ...

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