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CHICAGO -- After four days off and then a nearly four-hour rain delay, Alfonso Soriano came out swinging. Wholesale Jerseys Paypal . The Cubs veteran slugger homered twice, hit two doubles and had five RBIs Friday as Chicago beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 in the first game after the All-Star break. "Oh man," Soriano said. "I swung very good today. Those four days I cleared my mind and my body, too. The game I had, I hope I have a couple of more like that." So do the Cubs, who have suddenly won 10 of their last 14. Lefty Paul Maholm picked up his third straight win with seven strong innings and was able to keep his concentration during a 3-hour and 40-minute rain delay before the first pitch. "I tried to stay busy. The cable went out for a little while so it was kind of a quiet clubhouse," Maholm said. Even though it wasnt raining at the time, the Cubs held up the start of the game after radar showed a big storm coming toward Wrigley Field. When it finally arrived, the deluge soaked the warning tracks and bullpens on either side of the field, creating ankle-deep water in some spots. "You just deal with rain delays," Maholm said. "I get ready as though the game is starting on time. I came out today to start long tossing and they said they were going to delay it 20 minutes and it turned into 4 hours. Its a little different because you never know when its going to stop." Soriano launched his 16th homer leading off the fourth, a shot to left that cleared the bleachers and put the Cubs up 2-1. And with two outs and two on the fifth, he hit a high drive that landed over the fence in centre to make it 5-1. Both homers came off Ian Kennedy. He added a run-scoring double in the seventh off Brad Ziegler. It was Sorianos s second multi-homer game this season and 30th of his career. The 36-year-old slugger has hit all of his 17 homers this season since May 15. His five RBIs tied a career high. "There was a lot of rain. Its important we got the win because its a long day," Soriano said. "We got the win. It doesnt matter how long we stay here at the ball park." Kennedy (6-8) gave up seven hits and six runs in five-plus innings, hitting a batter, walking two and throwing two wild pitches. He hadnt pitched since July 4. "Long delay, but theres no excuses. I didnt pitch very good," Kennedy said. It makes it even longer for me. Long break in between starts. You want to start off good after the All-Star break. Thats not how you should pitch in order to win a game." Maholm (7-6) allowed six hits and a run in seven innings to win his third straight start. He drove in a run with a bunt in the sixth inning. Maholm had his shortest start of the season when he faced the Diamondbacks on June 23 in Phoenix, lasting 3 1-2 innings and giving up nine hits and six earned runs. He hasnt lost since that outing. After four days off for the All-Star break and then the long delay, the Diamondbacks came out ready to go as Willie Bloomquist led off with a double and Aaron Hill beat out a bunt single. Bloomquist scored on Justin Uptons double play grounder, the first of two double plays turned by the Cubs in the first two innings. Kennedys wildness helped Chicago tie it in the second. Soriano led off with a double, reached third on a fly and scored on a wild pitch. Diamondbacks left fielder Jason Kubel was pulled in the seventh inning with a tight right hamstring. The outfield grass was still slick from the rain and he slipped early in the game. "I felt it all game long. It just didnt get any better. All the balls I had to go after, I had to sprint after them. Nothing easy after that," Kubel said. Notes: Diamondbacks RHP Daniel Hudson had successful Tommy John surgery on Monday in Los Angeles. It was performed by Dr. Lewis Yocum. ... Cubs 3B Ian Stewart had surgery on his left wrist Tuesday in Cleveland. The team will determine in August if he will play again this season. .., Arizona RHP Josh Collmenter will move back to bullpen with LHP Joe Saunders (left shoulder strain) returning to start Saturday after coming off the DL. ... Announced attendance was 36,878. Wholesale Jerseys China . With Adam Linds demotion from the Jays and Vladimir Guerreros seemingly-imminent arrival in Toronto, many Jays fans are keeping an eye on the minors. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . Thomas confirmed the hiatus with the following statement. "From the earliest age I can remember, Ive wanted to be a hockey player. Ive been blessed in my life to not only be able to live that dream, but to achieve more than I ever thought possible. http://pavansukhdev.org/wholesalejerseys.html . 11 before Saturdays game against the St. Louis Cardinals, paying tribute to the Hall of Fame shortstop who led them to the 1990 World Series title. Wholesale Jerseys From China . Murray was the Blue Jackets first pick, second overall, in last months NHL Draft. Murray, 18, scored nine goals and 22 assists for 31 points and had 31 penalty minutes in 46 games with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League during the 2011-12 season. Wholesale Jerseys USA . Nobody at Target Field was cheering louder at the end than his teammates. Justin Morneaus tying double in the eighth inning set up Capps for another dramatic save in the ninth, and the Twins rallied past Oakland for a 5-4 victory on Monday, a season-high sixth straight loss for the Athletics.Tommy Giroux capped his hat trick with an overtime goal as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada beat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Wednesday. Giroux scored just five seconds into overtime as Blainville-Boisbriand (30-21-3) rebounded from a 5-1 loss to Val-dOr the night before. Antoine Quevillon and Mathieu Lemay each scored for the Huskies (16-31-6). Elsewhere in the QMJHL it was: Acadie-Bathurst 5, Shawinigan 4 (SO); and Baie-Comeau 2, Halifax 1 (SO). At Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Quevillon gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead 6:15 into the first period, but Giroux scored his first at 15:17 to tiie the game. Wholesale Jerseys. Giroux added his second on the lone goal of the second period. That lead held until Lemay tied the game at two 1:18 into the third. Armada goaltender Etienne Marcoux made 33 saves for the win, while at the other end Antonio Mastropietro stopped 20 shots. Titan 5, Cataractes 4 At Shawinigan, Que., Robert Steeves made 46 saves, including a stop on a penalty shot, as Acadie-Bathurst (26-23-5) beat the Cataractes (35-12-6) in a shootout. Drakkar 2, Mooseheads 1 At Baie-Comeau, Que., Tomas Filippi scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Drakkar (25-23-4) edged Halifax (28-17-6). ' ' '