Alfonso Soriano homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Soriano hit a solo home run in the fourth and a two-run shot in the ninth. Mike Fontenot had two RBIs and Milton Bradley, Micah Hoffpauir and Aramis Ramirez ...

Houston relief pitcher Doug Brocail left Sunday's game against Atlanta after straining his left hamstring on a play at first base in the eighth inning. First baseman Lance Berkman made a diving stop on Kelly Johnson's grounder, and Brocail covered the bag. Brocail's left leg seemed ...

Ivan Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning, and the Houston Astros snapped the Milwaukee Brewers' four-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Sunday. Rodriguez helped the Astros end a three-game skid with a full-count drive over the left-field wall off Manny Parra (0-4). It was Rodriguez's second ...