CINCINATI-- Alfonso Soriano's homer keyed a three-run 14th inning, as the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Ryan Theriot finished 3-for-6 with a solo homer for the Cubs, who have won three of four overall and played an extraordinary amount of baseball over their last five games. Four of Chicago's last five games have gone to extra innings, and all but one -- Sunday's -- have been one-run contests. The Cubs played 57 innings over the span, with Sunday's contest representing the longest game of their season.
Randy Wells allowed two runs in a 6 2/3-inning start for Chicago, and was backed by a brilliant bullpen effort. Save for Carlos Marmol, who allowed the tying run to reach base in the seventh, six Cubs relievers pitched 7 1/3 scoreless frames.
The teams wasted numerous opportunities throughout the game, going a combined 4-for-34 with runners in scoring position and leaving 31 runners on base. However, in the top of the 14th against Lincoln, Soriano ripped a homer to right center field to put the Cubs on top. Chicago kept the inning going with a Theriot single and Kosuke Fukudome walk, and after Derrek Lee flied out, Mike Fontenot got an RBI single. Reed Johnson followed with a run-scoring double for a 6-3 lead, which Guzman made stand in the bottom half. He gave up a leadoff single to Nix, but set the next three batters down to seal the victory.
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