A red-hot matchup: Cubs at Astros
Published 5/19/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
After an 8-2 homestand, Soriano and the Cubs head to Houston to face Berkman and surging Astros
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So far, the Friendly Confines has been an accurate moniker. Now the Cubs will have to prove they can win on the road, which they haven't done much of this season.
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