Chi. Cubs 4, Arizona 2
When: 9:40 PM ET, Friday, April 29, 2011
Where: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Gorman, 1B -
Larry Vanover, 2B -
Tony Randazzo, 3B -
Dan Bellino
Attendance:
29431
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Alfonso Soriano homered twice and Geovany Soto added a solo blast as the Chicago Cubs snapped a four-game slide with a 4-2 victory over the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
Carlos Zambrano (3-1) turned in six strong innings and Aramis Ramirez added an RBI for the Cubs.
The Diamondbacks took the lead in the first inning when Justin Upton reached Zambrano for a two-run blast. It stayed that way until the fifth when Chicago finally got to Armando Galarraga (3-2).
Soriano struck first, reaching down for a 1-2 sinker on the inside part of the plate and blasting it over the wall in left-center to pull the Cubs within a run at 2-1. Soto followed and made it back-to-back blasts when Galarraga left a 3-2 fastball out over the plate for Soto’s second homer of the season.
Soriano struck again in the seventh, moving into a tie for second in the majors with his ninth homer. The solo shot off Galarraga lifted Chicago into the lead, 3-2.
Kerry Wood and Sean Marshall bridged the gap to Carlos Marmol, who worked a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Arizona |
|
Carlos Zambrano
|
Player |
Armando Galarraga |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
4 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
8 |
3 |
19 |
.229 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Arizona
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.212 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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