Samardzija sends Cubs past Pirates; Sox to

By The Associated Press

Created: Monday, July 23, 2012 11:59 p.m. CDT

Jeff Samardzija gave up one hit over eight innings and Alfonso Soriano hit two run-scoring doubles as teh Cubs cooled off the Pirates with a 2-0 win Monday night in Pittsburgh.

Samardzija allowed only a fourth-inning infield single to Andrew McCutchen, the leading hitter in the majors with a .373 average. The ball ricocheted off Samardzija.

Soriano provided two big hits, scoring Starlin Castro both times, as Chicago ended its 28-inning scoreless streak that stretched to the second inning of last Friday’s game at St. Louis.

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