Cubs' Soriano leaves game with calf injury

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog • AP: Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano (calf) replaced in first inning
Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano never came to bat Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds after straining his right calf in the top of the first, apparently while catching Ken Griffey’s inning-ending fly ball. Mike Fontenot came up to ...

MLB Fleece Factor • More Injuries: Soriano, Robertson
It’s sad that it has come to this. That we have to write daily updates on injuries to key players throughout the league. First up on tonight’ list is Tigers’ starter Nate Robertson. Robertson came out of the game this evening with a ...

Big League Stew • Wrigleyville manages a shrug for Dusty Baker's return
Yahoo! Sports national baseball writer Jeff Passan checks in from Wrigley Field to weigh in on the return of a ghost from the Cubs' past ...   Dusty Baker's grand return to the city that ran him out two years ago pretty much went according to ...

ChicagoCubsOnline.com • Soriano Results Expected on Wednesday Morning
Alfonso Soriano left Tuesday's game in the 1st inning after catching a routine fly ball off the bat of Ken Griffey, Jr. Soriano made his signature hop as he caught the ball but landed wrong and left the game. Reports during the game indicated Soriano ...

Crawly's Cub Kingdom • Breaking New-Soriano Injured
Alfonso Sorianon was injured catching a routine fly ball.  According to Bandastic, who is sitting in my seats tonight, he injured his calf doing his little hop.  He was helped off the field by Ryan Theriot More info to come

Baker wiser from years at Wrigley
Dusty Baker returns to Wrigley Field as a manager for the first time since 2006. While he learned a lot from his four years as Cubs skipper, he is not reflecting on the past, but is using these lessons to hopefully excel in Cincinnati.

Griffey one step closer to 600
Reds right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. is now five home runs away from 600. In the third inning Tuesday night at Wrigley Field with the Reds trailing by a 2-1 score, Griffey hit his second homer of the season and No. 595 of his career.

Baker back at Wrigley as Reds' manager (AP)
Dusty Baker popped up the steps in a red Cincinnati warmup jacket and made his way across the field to a familiar dugout, the one where he spent four years managing the Chicago Cubs through good times and bad. There was a quick stop behind the batting ...

Ken Griffey Jr. hits 595th homer
Cincinnati Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 595th career home run Tuesday night, connecting for a two-run shot off the Chicago Cubs' Ryan Dempster in the third inning.

Soriano gets MRI after injuring calf on fly ball
Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano underwent an MRI Tuesday night after hurting his right calf while catching Ken Griffey's fly ball to end the top of the first inning. Soriano never came to bat as Mike Fontenot came up to pinch-hit for ...