Aoki's walk-off deals Cubs series loss

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MILWAUKEE(AP)Norichika Aoki homered twice, including off Casey Coleman to lead off the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.The former Japanese batting champion entered the game with one homer, an inside-the-park homer on April 20.Aoki was mobbed by his teammates at home plate.Corey Hart hit a game-tying RBI double in the eighth for the Brewers, who took two out of three games from their NL Central rivals.Bryan LaHair temporarily gave Chicago the lead with a pinch-hit home run in the eighth and Koyie Hill added an RBI double for the Cubs. Coleman (0-1) took the loss.

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