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Soler continues hot start as Cubs beat Cards
Aug 30, 2014 - 6:00 AM St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Jorge Soler hit two home runs as part of a 3-for-3 game and the Chicago Cubs took a 7-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series.Soler hit a solo home run and a two-run shot, while Luis Valbuena and Arismendy Alcantara each gave a solo homer for the Cubs, who snapped a two- game slide.
"These kids are kind of showing you why they've been talked about so much and it's good to see, I'm happy for them," said Chicago manager Rick Renteria.
Kyle Hendricks pitched six innings and gave up two runs on five hits. Neil Ramirez (2-1) pitched a scoreless seventh to get the win.
Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta each drove in a run for the Cardinals, who have lost five of their last seven. Shelby Miller allowed two runs on four hits over seven innings in the no-decision.
The score was tied going into the eighth inning with Pat Neshek (6-1) on the mound for St. Louis, but the Cubs quickly took the lead. Logan Watkins singled to start the frame and Chris Coghlan followed with a ground-rule double along the right-field line. Javier Baez then blasted a double to left-center to score two runs and Soler later crushed a pitch over the wall in left for a 6-2 lead.
"This game is not for the weak and you can't beat yourself up too much," said Neshek. "You just have to come back out the next day and get back at it."
Alcantara hit a pitch over the wall in center to lead off the ninth for a 7-2 lead.
Holliday and Peralta gave RBI singles in the first inning for a 2-0 Cardinals lead, but Valbuena led off the second with his 14th home run of the season.
Soler's leadoff home run in the seventh tied the game.
Game Notes
St. Louis still leads the season series, 7-6 ... The Cardinals were just 2- for-12 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base ... The Cardinals activated catcher Yadier Molina from the 15-day disabled on Friday and optioned catcher Tony Cruz to Double-A Springfield.
- CHICAGO: 7
ST. LOUIS: 2
Final
Aug 29 11:07 PM - Arismendy Alcantara lead-off Home Run (6) to center. Chris Valaika due up.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 29 10:48 PM - Jorge Soler two-out, two-run Home Run 2 (3) to left scored Javier Baez. Welington Castillo due up.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 2 Top 8, 2 OutsAug 29 10:32 PM - Javier Baez doubled to left center scored Logan Watkins and Chris Coghlan with none out. Runner on second and Starlin Castro due up.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 29 10:27 PM - Jorge Soler lead-off Home Run (2) to center. Welington Castillo due up.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 2 Top 7, 0 OutsAug 29 9:59 PM - Luis Valbuena lead-off Home Run (14) to right. Jorge Soler due up.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 2 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 29 8:38 PM - Jhonny Peralta singled to left scored Kolten Wong with one out. On the play, Matt Holliday advances to second. Runners on first and second and Yadier Molina due up.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 2 Bot 1, 1 OutAug 29 8:31 PM - Matt Holliday singled to left scored Matt Carpenter with none out. On the play, Kolten Wong advances to second. Runners on first and second and Matt Adams due up.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 29 8:27 PM - CHICAGO: 0
ST. LOUIS: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 29 8:15 PM
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