Soriano, Cubs wash away Diamondbacks

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Before Theo Epstein came to town with the promise of hope for the future, afternoons like Friday's were known as "Cubbie Occurrences."

But on this Friday the 13th, the Cubs perserved through an epic storm that hit Wrigley Field, flooding parts of the concourse and field with water. The rain didn't even last an hour, but the aftermath was enough to cause a three-hour, 40-minute delay.

When play resumed at 5 p.m., the Diamondbacks jumped right out with a run in the first, as leadoff man Willie Bloomquist doubled and came around to score on Justin Upton's double-play ball.

But Paul Maholm shut the door from there, and the Cubs piled on the runs, led by a four-hit, 5 RBI day from Alfonso Soriano en route to a 7-1 victory.

Maholm finished the game with seven innings, allowing just the lone run. He struck out five and served up six hits and one walk.

Darwin Barney and Anthony Rizzo each collected two hits as the Cubs tallied 10 base knocks on the afternoon.

Manny Corpas threw a perfect eighth and Shawn Camp tossed a scoreless ninth.

The Cubs improved to 9-4 since Rizzo's call up and have won 10 of their last 14.

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