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HOUSTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano homered on the second pitch of the game Monday to start the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
Carlos Zambrano (1-0) gave up five hits and a run in six-plus innings while tying a franchise record by starting his fifth consecutive season-opener.
Aramis Ramirez led off the second inning with a homer for the Cubs.
Kevin Gregg allowed a run in the ninth inning before earning the save.
Michael Bourn had two hits, including an RBI infield single, for the Astros. Roy Oswalt (0-1) allowed seven hits and three runs over seven innings.
Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada -- who was sentenced in the off-season to one year of probation for lying to congressional investigators about his knowledge of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball -- had three hits and scored both Houston runs.
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EPSOM, England, June 2 (UPI) --
Camelot dominated Saturday's Epsom Derby, drawing off to win by 5 lengths and giving the O'Brien family a first-ever father-son Derby win.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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