NL Roundup
Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:22 AM PDT
Cubs show burst of power over Pirates
CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano hit two of Chicago’s four homers and had five RBIs as the Cubs continued their late-season power display, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 Saturday to solidify their lead in the NL Central.
The Cubs began the day with a 11/2-game lead over Milwaukee, which played later at Atlanta.
Aramis Ramirez, who had two homers Friday, added another and Derrek Lee also went deep as the Cubs hit four homers for the second straight game.
Mets 7, Marlins 2
MIAMI (AP) — Oliver Perez pitched eight innings, Moises Alou extended his hitting streak to a team record-tying 26 games and New York strengthened its hold on the NL East by beating Florida.
New York’s magic number to clinch division was seven with eight games to play.
Num wrote on Jun 3, 2008 10:41 AM: