ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano will have his broken left hand re-examined Friday and hopes to return before the All-Star break.

Chicago Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano is expected to miss up to six weeks after being hit by a pitch Wednesday, but he is optimistic.

CHICAGO – Alfonso Soriano’s bat had come around for the Chicago Cubs. He was running the bases and in the outfield with ease. He was no longer tentative after an early-season calf injury.

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano's bat had come around for the Chicago Cubs. He was running the bases and in the outfield with ease. He was no longer...

Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano fractures a finger on his left hand.

It was a costly victory for the Chicago Cubs Wednesday night as star left fielder Alfonso Soriano fractured a finger on his left hand.

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It was a costly victory for the Chicago Cubs Wednesday night as star left fielder Alfonso Soriano fractured a finger on his left hand.

Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks because of a broken left hand after the Chicago Cubs star was hit by a pitch Wednesday night against Atlanta.

Alfonso Soriano stroked a three-run homer as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres, 9-6, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Petco Park.

Alfonso Soriano stroked a three-run homer as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres, 9-6, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Petco Park.

CHICAGO – Alfonso Soriano can look shaky in the outfield one minute and then silence his critics with one quick flick of his bat.

CHICAGO — The Friendly Confines have never seemed friendlier, and that's a big reason the Cubs are the best team in baseball entering June for the first time in 100 years. Alfonso Soriano homered, Jim Edmonds drove in two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the reeling Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to complete a perfect seven-game homestand.

Alfonso Soriano homered, Jim Edmonds drove in two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies, 5-3, on Sunday to complete a perfect seven-game homestand.

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano homered, Jim Edmonds drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the reeling Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Sunday to complete a...

Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano was hit on the foot with a pitch in the eighth inning but was all right after the game. Colorado Rockies LF Ryan Spilborghs has a bruised left wrist after being hit with a pitch in the third inning and will be evaluated daily. Los Angeles Dodgers

Alfonso Soriano homered and Jim Edmonds drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the reeling Colorado Rockies, 5-3, on Sunday.

Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer and drove in three as the Chicago Cubs held on to defeat the Colorado Rockies, 5-4, in the third of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO – Alfonso Soriano’s two-run single capped a late charge for the streaking Chicago Cubs, who won their fourth in a row by beating the Colorado Rockies 8-4 Thursday night.

Criticized for his defense earlier in the week after he misplayed a fly ball that cost the Chicago Cubs a win, Alfonso Soriano responded Wednesday night with a hit that sent his team to victory.

Chicago Cubs Japanese reporters who follow Kosuke Fukudome say teammate Alfonso Soriano frequently greets them in Japanese and is heard singing Japanese songs in the clubhouse. Soriano played his first season of professional baseball with the Hiroshima Carp in 1996. Milwaukee Brewers

Alfonso Soriano tries to continue his offensive onslaught this afternoon when the Chicago Cubs play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO – Alfonso Soriano went deep again. And again. Nate McLouth’s homer was the decisive one, though.

Alfonso Soriano tore into a low slider for a three-run homer, and the Cubs cruised to a 7-4 victory against the Pirates.

Alfonso Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, and the Cubs beat the Pirates for seven wins in games. The win leaves the Astros two back of the Cubs with tonight's game at Texas yet to come.

CHICAGO – Ted Lilly has located his strikeout pitch, and Alfonso Soriano has found his batting eye and his power.

Alfonso Soriano drove in three runs and Ted Lilly struck out a season-high 11 batters, as the Chicago Cubs downed the San Diego Padres, 8-5, in the third test of a four-game series at Wrigley Field.

Carlos Zambrano won his fifth straight decision, and Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth Monday night as the Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight, beating the San Diego Padres 12-3.

Carlos Zambrano won his fifth straight decision, and Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth Monday night as the Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight, beating the San Diego Padres 12-3.

Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer, part of an electric offensive outing that saw the Chicago Cubs cruise past the San Diego Padres, 12-3, in the opener of a four-game set at Wrigley Field.

Alfonso Soriano is warming up, even if the weather isn't. He looked like his old self Saturday and hopes he's put his season-long struggles behind him.

Alfonso Soriano is warming up, even if the weather isn't. He looked like his old self Saturday and hopes he's put his season-long struggles behind him.