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The Associated Press, Jul 4, 2009
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Cubs Team Report Jul 4, 2009

Saying he "thought about it all night," manager Lou Piniella still went ahead Friday and put left fielder Alfonso Soriano back in the leadoff spot after Soriano sat for the two previous games.

Things might be changing, however.

In Thursday night's 9-5 victory over the Brewers, rookie Sam Fuld led off and played left field. He got on base three times and scored twice.

Soriano has struggled at the plate for much of the season. He went 0-for-5 Friday has an on-base percentage of .291 and no home runs since June 7.

After Friday's 2-1 win over the Brewers, Piniella said changes may happen as early as Saturday.

"I said we're going to make some adjustments with the lineup, and we'll leave it at that," Piniella said.

Ever since Soriano began playing ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 Á. Guzmán RP/SP Jun 21, 2009 15-day Strained right triceps
 R. Johnson CF/RF Jun 21, 2009 15-day Lower back spasms
 A. Miles 2B/SS Jun 21, 2009 15-day Hyperextended right elbow
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CHICAGO - JULY 03: Home plate umpire Bill Welke #52 warns pitcher Jeff Suppan(notes) of the Milwaukee Brewers after he hit Derrek Lee(notes) #25 of the Chicago Cubs with a pitch in the 4th inning on July 3, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated theBrewers 2-1 in 10 innings. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO - JULY 03:  Prince Fielder(notes) #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers gets up off of the ground after being hit by a pitch from Carlos Zambrano(notes) of the Chicago Cubs on July 3, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Brewers 2-1 in 10 innings. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder(notes) reacts to striking out against the Chicago Cubs in the 10th inning of an MLB baseball game in Chicago, Friday, July 3, 2009. Chicago won 2-1.
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Milwaukee Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy(notes) throws to first base after forcing out Chicago Cubs' Derrek Lee(notes) at second base in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game in Chicago, Friday, July 3, 2009. Chicago won 2-1.
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 NL Central Standings
W L Pct GB 
 St. Louis 44 38 .537 -- 
 Milwaukee 42 38 .525 1.0 
 Chi Cubs 39 38 .506 2.5 
 Cincinnati 39 39 .500 3.0 
 Houston 38 40 .487 4.0 
 Pittsburgh 37 43 .463 6.0 
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Ted Lilly - Chicago CubsT. Lilly
#30, Starting Pitcher
Leads team with 3.35 ERA
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGR. Theriot.291 
 HRA. Soriano14 
 RBID. Lee48 
 RA. Soriano47 
 SBR. Theriot10 
 WT. Lilly
 SVK. Gregg14 
 IPR. Dempster105.2 
 ERAT. Lilly3.35 
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 Last Five Games
 Mon, Jun 29at PittsburghW 3-1 
 Tue, Jun 30at PittsburghL 0-3 
 Wed, Jul 1at PittsburghW 4-1 
 Thu, Jul 2MilwaukeeW 9-5 
 Fri, Jul 3MilwaukeeW 2-1 
 Next Five Games
 Sat, Jul 4Milwaukee1:05 pm 
 Sun, Jul 5Milwaukee2:20 pm 
 Mon, Jul 6Atlanta7:05 pm 
 Tue, Jul 7Atlanta8:05 pm 
 Wed, Jul 8Atlanta2:20 pm 
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