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MLB
Cubs hold on to beat Brewers
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CHICAGO — Kosuke Fukudome and Ryan Theriot each hit two-run singles with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Wednesday.
The Cubs prevailed even though left fielder Alfonso Soriano got lifted after more defensive lapses. Theriot had four hits, Fukudome drove in three runs and Geovany Soto hit his first homer.
LaTroy Hawkins (0-1) retired the first two Cubs hitters in the eighth, but a single by Jeff Baker and walks to Geovany Soto and Tyler Colvin loaded the bases. Theriot singled and stole second, setting up Fukudome's go-ahead hit.
Jeff Gray (1-0) won despite giving up two runs in the eighth. Carlos Marmol struck out the side in the ninth for his third save, and sent the Brewers to their fourth
loss in five games.
Soriano had another rough day in the field, bobbling Rickie Weeks two-run double down the line in the fifth and allowing Corey Hart's RBI double off the wall to carom by him in the seventh. That made it 4-2 and chased starter Randy Wells.
One batter later, Soriano got pulled for Colvin and trotted off the field to loud boos in a double-switch that also saw reliever James Russell replace Justin Berg with two outs in the seventh.
Soriano's latest misadventures came after manager Lou Piniella tried to give him a confidence boost.
"Look, I love this guy to death, I really do," Pinieira said before the game. "I want to see Sori do well. He's a good young man, he works hard. He's had such a great career, and you want to see that continue."
What he doesn't want to see
is Soriano dropping a fly ball, as he did Sunday in Cincinnati, or misplaying balls the way he did against Milwaukee. It would help if Soriano started producing at the plate, and to that end, his second-inning double was a good start.
Soriano drove the ball to the right-field corner and scored on a double by Mike Fontenot to give the Cubs a 1-1 lead, but the good vibe ended in the fifth.
Carlos Gomez got nailed by center fielder Marlon Byrd trying to go from first to third on Alcides Escobar's one-out single, but Wells walked pitcher Dave Bush.
Both runners came around when Weeks drove a 3-2 pitch down the left-field line. Soriano had trouble picking the ball up for his second error this season, allowing Weeks to reach third.
The Brewers wasted a solid effort by Bush, who allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings.
MLB
Giants shut out Pirates
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SAN FRANCISCO — Aubrey Huff hit the first inside-the-park home run of his career and Jonathan Sanchez struck out 11, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 Wednesday.
Huff got a helpful carom to circle the bases. Eli Whiteside hit a three-run shot later in the second inning and Aaron Rowand homered a few innings after them.
time to round the bases.
Huff slid into home, but it wasn't necessary. This was the first homer of the year for San Francisco's new cleanup hitter.
Huff led off the second with a drive that hit the arch on the facade in right center, known in this pitcher-friendly park as triples alley. The ball then ricocheted into right field and gave Huff ample
The Giants' Nate Schierholtz hit the last inside-the-park homer here last June 14 against Oakland. Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki did so during the 2007 All-Star Game at AT&T Park.
Sanchez (1-0) matched his career best with 11 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings. The Giants improved to 7-2, their best start since beginning 8-1 in 2003 — their last playoff season.
It was the fourth inside-the park homer in regular-season history at the ballpark, which opened in 2000.
fourth career outing with 10 or more strikeouts. The left-hander received a rousing standing ovation when he walked off the mound after the eighth.
Sanchez escaped a bases-loaded jam in the sixth on the way to his first career win over Pittsburgh in five appearances. It marked his
Manager Bruce Bochy turned to closer Brian Wilson for the ninth because he needed work and Sanchez had thrown 109 pitches. Sanchez walked three.
Sanchez, who pitched a no-hitter against San Diego last July 10, held the Pirates to three hits. He allowed a single to Lastings Milledge in the first and not another hit until Ronny Cedeno's double to start the sixth.
Sanchez also had an infield single in the second for his first hit of 2010 and 10th of his career.
Huff and Whiteside each added doubles for San Francisco. Pablo Sandoval saw the end to his 12-game hitting streak dating to last season.
Charlie Morton (0-2) endured another rough day in his second start of the year.
With a 21.60 ERA coming in, the right-hander was tagged for six runs and eight hits in six innings.
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On the way to Austin
Kat Songer, a freshman from Overland Park, practices for Ultimate Frisbee. The University's Ultimate Frisbee team won four place at sectionals, and will travel to Austin, Texas, for regionals.
NHL
Penguins lose first game of playoffs
PITTSBURGH — Erik Karlsson and Chris Kelly scored on power plays in the second period and the Ottawa Senators ignored their underdog tag and the
Pittsburgh Penguins' recent playoff success, surprising the Stanley Cup champions with a 5-4 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
Sidney Crosby, who piled up 15 points in his final five regular
season games, had three assists but didn't get a shot until the third period. Ottawa constantly matched shutdown defensemen Anton Volchenkov and Chris Phillips against the Crosby line.
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