Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto had three RBI apiece Tuesday to lead the surging Chicago Cubs to a 13-7 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs racked up five runs in the sixth inning to take control en route to their seventh win in eight games. With the score tied 5-5, Milwaukee's bullpen fell apart with two hit batters and a two-run single by Soto. Soto led off the fifth inning with his 11th home run of the season.

Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto each had two-run doubles in Chicago's seven-run first inning Tuesday when the Cubs beat Pittsburgh 9-4. Aramis Ramirez added a two-run single for the Cubs. Chicago pitcher Ryan Dempster (9-8) earned the win after he allowed four runs on eight hits through 6 1/3 innings. The

Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic, ESPN said Thursday. The report said Soto, the reigning National League Rookie of the Year, was told of the test result by the International Baseball Federation while playing for his native Puerto Rico. While I fully acknowledge my inappropriate behavior, I want to assure my fans and my family that this was an isolated incident, he said in a statement released by the Cubs.

Geoff Blum looped a single to center that scored Miguel Tejada from third with one out in the ninth Wednesday, giving Houston a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Geovany Soto homered in the second inning, but the Cubs could not score again while losing for the first time in three games. Houston's Wandy Rodriguez and Chicago's Carlos Zambrano dueled to a 1-1 tie, but Houston quickly scored the winning run off Angel Guzman (2-1) . Guzman came on in the ninth after Zambrano had given up just three hits over eight innings.