CHICAGO, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano had an RBI double and one of Chicago's three solo homers Wednesday, carrying the Cubs to a 4-2 win over Washington.
The victory came on the night the Cubs honored third baseman Ron Santo, who spent 14 years with the team and who died in December at age 70.
A statue of Santo was unveiled outside Wrigley Field prior to the game with the Nationals.
Soriano's run-scoring double in the fourth put Chicago in front for good at 2-1. The Chicago homers came from Geovany Soto in the second, Reed Johnson in the fifth and Soriano in the sixth, his 20th of the season.
Rodrigo Lopez (3-3) picked up the victory, allowing a run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.
Carlos Marmol struck out the side in the ninth for his 23rd save.
Ross Detwiler (1-2) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings to take the loss. Chicago had dropped two in a row and the Nationals had won two straight.
