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Soto's 2 three-run homers lift Cubs over Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers' Corey Hart hits an RBI triple against Chicago Cubs during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Chicago. Milwaukee Brewers' Corey Hart hits an RBI triple against Chicago Cubs during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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AP Sports Writer / April 30, 2008

CHICAGO—Geovany Soto hit two three-run homers and Chicago pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 19-5 on Thursday night with prospective owner Mark Cuban watching from the current owners' seats.

It was the Cubs' biggest outburst since a 20-1 whipping of the Los Angles Dodgers on May 5, 2001. And the Brewers had not allowed that many since they gave up 19 at Colorado last Aug. 8.

The Cubs scored six runs each in the first and eighth innings while batting around, and leading the charge was a rookie who appeared in just 18 games last season.

The onslaught made things easy for Ryan Dempster (4-0). Jeff Suppan (1-1) didn't finish the fourth inning.

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