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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Julio Zuleta is quickly making a place for
himself in the majors.
Zuleta, sent down to Triple-A Iowa during spring training and
recalled six days ago, drove in five runs as the Cubs beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Saturday.
|  | | Sammy Sosa did what he does best Saturday, smacking his first home run of the season. |
"That was very tough, but that's in the past," Zuleta said of
his demotion. "I have an opportunity now and I have to show what I
can do."
He almost didn't get that chance. With Chicago trailing 4-3 in
the sixth, Cubs manager Don Baylor thought about pinch-hitting for
Zuleta with right-hander Vicente Padilla on the mound and runners
at first and second.
Baylor let Zuleta hit, and he came through with a two-run double
that capped a four-run inning.
Zuleta, who homered Friday, added a two-run single in the
seventh and a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
"Today, he came up in situations when we needed base hits and
he provided them," Baylor said.
Sammy Sosa hit his first homer of the season and Bill Mueller
also homered as the Cubs won their third straight game.
Chicago's bullpen pitched four scoreless innings. The Phillies
loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but Kyle Farnsworth
struck out pinch-hitter Gary Bennett and Travis Lee.
The Cubs have won five straight in Philadelphia dating back to
last season. They are over .500 for the first time since the 2000
opener.
Jason Bere (1-0) pitched five innings and got the victory. He
gave up four runs on five hits and three walks.
Padilla (0-1) got the loss in relief of Omar Daal. Padilla also
was unable to hold a lead after Daal left the game in the team's
season opener in Florida on Monday.
Eric Young led off the sixth with a single and Mueller followed
with a homer that pulled the Cubs within 4-3. The home run chased
Daal, and the Cubs took the lead on Zuleta's double.
Daal wasn't happy with his early departure.
"I was kind of surprised, I only made one mistake and it cost
me the game," he said. "But he's the manager and he makes the
decisions and I respect that."
Sosa hit the first pitch of the fourth inning over the
right-field fence.
Bobby Abreu homered, doubled and drove in two runs for the
Phillies. His homer in the fifth gave Philadelphia a 4-1 lead.
Lee scored two runs for the Phillies, on a double by Mike
Lieberthal in the second and a single by Daal in the fourth.
Game notes
It was the first time the Cubs have not had a one-run game
this season. Chicago had opened with four straight games decided by
one run, the first time in the team's 126-year history. ... Adam
Taliaferro, the Penn State football player who suffered a spinal
cord injury last September, threw out the first ball. He was
invited by Phillies pitcher Robert Person, who visited while
Taliaferro was still in a wheelchair in a rehab hospital.
Taliaferro is now walking and will return to Penn State in May. ...
Sosa's home run was his first since he hit No. 50 last Sept. 16.
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