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| Ramirez's 3 HR's Powers Cubs Past Astros |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Aramis Ramirez hit three home runs and drove in seven runs to help Chicago rally to beat the Houston Astros 14-7 on Tuesday night hours after Cubs manager Lou Piniella announced he will retire at the end of the season.
Ramirez hit two three-run homers and a solo shot. It was the fourth three-homer game of his career.
Derrek Lee hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh and Geovany Soto tied the game with a solo shot in the sixth inning for the Cubs, who came back after trailing 7-1 in the fifth inning.
Starlin Castro led off the seventh with a double off the center-field wall off Astros reliever Brandon Lyon (5-4). Lee followed with an RBI double to left-center and scored on Alfonso Soriano's two-out RBI single to give the the Cubs a 9-7 lead.
Andrew Cashner (1-3) earned the win.
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