Soriano's 3 homers drives Cubs to 9-1 victory

Friday night's game in Atlanta couldn't have concluded with much better results. The pitching, both starting and the bullpen was superb as well as the offense. What has got into Alfonso Soriano? The slugger launched 3 dingers last night, all of solo variety. He finished with 4 hits, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs scored. Finally Cub fans are seeing the star put up big numbers! It's only a matter of time before he broke out.

To compliment the lineup's efforts Sean Marshall pitched one heck of a game and went on to collect his second win after going 6 innings. The young southpaw only totaled 1 earned run to his credit. What solid back-to-back performances from the Cubs young guns! The club could really benefit with a sweep against the Braves before facing Houston for 1 game then jumping back into Interleague Play.

I can't wait to see the long awaited Mariners, Cubs series. This marks the first time in history the two teams have played each other in the regular season. Seattle is my favorite AL team (Although Ken Griffey Jr. is no longer there he played a big part in my rooting choice). The best aspect of this series is it will be played at Wrigley Field.

The game last night was filled with great efforts all-around. The lineup hit that magic number of 5 early and I knew they were in the clear. 15 hits were crunched out by the lineup with everyone except the pitcher having at least 1 hit. Everyone is booming about Soriano, but how about FELIX PIE? He's been impressive from the start. He delivered with 2 hits and 3 RBIs. This guy is the real deal and deserves every chance possible to be in the lineup. The veterans like Floyd now more than ever have to prove themselves. I think it's okay to have Murton, Pagan, and Floyd come off the bench most of the time. Of course, they are entitled to some starts too.

Jason Marquis (5-2) goes to the mound tonight and squares off against Braves ace, Tim Hudson (6-4). This ought to be a real pitcher's gem with the game being decided by 1 or 2 runs. Then again it may very well turn out to be a slugfest. In the Cubs favor, it would be nice to see them knock Hudson around a bit and get out to an early lead. Piniella is focused on setting goals, one being a top spot in the division. With another win the Cubs can make it 4 straight. Let's go Cubs!