Alfonso Soriano (OF)

Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano hit his first home run Tuesday, May 15, and he ...

Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano connected for his first home run of the season Tuesday, ...

Alfonso Soriano, who hit 26 home runs last year, tied it for the Cubs at 6 on Tuesday with his first homer of the season leading off the ninth against Cardinals closer Jason Motte. Soriano also had his seventh double in the game and finished 2 for 4 with two runs. Soriano is 7 for 24 (.292) with five RBI in his last six games.

MLB.com reports Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano has switched to a lighter bat in the hopes of snapping his homerless streak, which reached 112 at-bats on Sunday. He went 1 for 4 with an RBI in the 8-2 win over the Brewers. "I've been using the bat for the last two weeks," Soriano said. "Sometimes in this game you're feeling good, sometimes you're feeling bad. I think I found my swing today and I hope...

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano returned to the starting lineup for Friday's game at Milwaukee after dealing with a sore knee earlier this week. Soriano missed Wednesday's contest against Atlanta because of the issue. He was slotted as the No. 5 hitter in the lineup Friday.

Updating a previous item, Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano (knee) was not in the lineup ...

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano was given a day off on Wednesday against Atlanta, but what was previously thought as routine is actually due to a sore knee, reports the Chicago Tribune. Soriano is day to day for the Cubs. He is batting .253 on the season.

Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano is out of the lineup Wednesday, May 9.

After batting .237 over the first month of the season, Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano has been hitting better of late and that trend continued on Tuesday against the Braves. He went 1 for 3 with an RBI and a walk in the 3-1 loss. Soriano has gone 7 for 23 (.304) through six games in May with three RBI.

Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano extended his modest hitting streak to six games on Wednesday against the Reds. He went 2 for 4 with a run scored in the 3-1 win. Soriano has gone 9 for 25 (.360) during his streak with two RBI and two runs scored.

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