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"That's not a good game you want to go back to in the video log," Wells said. "You move on. I've been throwing the ball better and that's in the past."
"I give Wells credit," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "We had the leadoff man on, and we couldn't get anything around and getting him to score."[URL="http://www.ec9i.com"]air jordan shoes[/URL]
This is a key series for the Cubs, who inched up one game and now are 10 behind the Cardinals in the National League Central. Chicago is 17-27 against division rivals and 27-26 against all other teams this season.[URL="http://www.ecsoso.com"]ghd straighteners[/URL]. Before the game, La Russa said he's not counting the Cubs out.
"We just have to play," Piniella said. "Tony's very cautious
Colvin got things started with his first leadoff homer, hitting a 2-0 pitch from Jeff Suppan (0-6) into the right-field seats. Colvin is the first Cubs left-handed rookie to reach 14 homers since Rafael Palmeiro did so in 1987.
The rookie keeps saying he's not a home run hitter, yet now has matched his total from last year at Double-A Tennessee.
"I just backspin balls and sometimes I get under them extra and they go out," Colvin said. "As soon as I start thinking home runs, I'll make an out. I have to stick with the line drives."
Soto made it 2-0 with his leadoff blast in the fourth, his 14th, and has homered in three straight games for the first time in his career. Soriano connected with two outs and a runner at first for his 18th home run.
The Cubs added a run in the sixth on the shortest hit of the game, distance-wise. Ryan Theriot was on second with two outs when Starlin Castro popped up. Suppan pointed to it, catcher Jason LaRue camped underneath it, but the ball dropped and Theriot, who took off on contact, scored....
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