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MLB: Chicago Cubs 6, Oakland 2

CHICAGO, June 16 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano and Starlin Castro both had two RBI Wednesday and Ryan Dempster struck out seven in bringing the Chicago Cubs a 6-2 win over Oakland.

The Cubs won for just the fifth time in 15 games and the Athletics dropped their fourth out of five.

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Castro singled in Soriano in the second to put Chicago in front for good after Derrek Lee had homered earlier in the inning. Castro had a sacrifice fly RBI in the fourth and Soriano belted a two-run double as part of a three-run fifth.

Dempster (5-5) gave up two runs on eight hits with two walks. He has struck out at least seven batters in 10 of his 14 starts this season.

Gio Gonzalez (6-5) was charged with the loss after he surrendered six runs on eight hits in five innings.

Oakland's Kevin Kouzmanoff went 0-for-3 to end his career-best 15-game hitting streak.

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