Chicago Cubs second baseman Jeff Baker (R) and Houston Astros' Kazuo Matsui look back to first base
Chicago Cubs second baseman Jeff Baker (R) and Houston Astros' Kazuo Matsui look back to first base after Mike Hampton hit into a fielder's choice during the third inning at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 29, 2009. Hampton was safe at first base. UPI/Brian Kersey
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CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Marlon Byrd's infield single drove in Starlin Castro with one out in the 11th inning Friday, giving the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros.
CHICAGO, July 24 (UPI) -- Jeff Baker's 10th-inning single scored Marlon Byrd with the deciding run Sunday in a 5-4 Chicago win that gave the Cubs a three-game sweep of Houston.
CHICAGO, June 30 (UPI) -- Geovany Soto's two-out, three-run, pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the 13th Thursday handed the Chicago Cubs a 5-2 win over San Francisco.
MIAMI, May 18 (UPI) -- Marlon Byrd snapped a tie by leading off the eighth with a homer Wednesday, boosting the Chicago Cubs to a 7-5 victory over Florida.
CHICAGO, April 23 (UPI) -- Jeff Baker's two-run double in the eighth inning Saturday capped a comeback that saw the Chicago Cubs rally for a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
HOUSTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano got Chicago going with a three-run homer in the first Wednesday and the Cubs outlasted Houston 9-5.
MILWAUKEE, April 8 (UPI) -- Geovany Soto and Jeff Baker homered to account for all the scoring in a five-run fourth inning Friday that brought the Chicago Cubs a 7-4 win over Milwaukee.
MIAMI, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Wellington Castillo belted a two-run homer Sunday, pacing the Chicago Cubs to a 13-3 rout of the Florida Marlins and a three-game sweep.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Geovany Soto connected on a two-out solo homer in the eighth inning Monday and the Chicago Cubs edged Houston 5-4.
