Soriano singles in winning run to complete Cubs’ 6-5 comeback win over White Sox

Cubs rally past White Sox

CHICAGO — Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto hit consecutive homers to tie the game in a four-run eighth inning and Alfonso Soriano singled home the winning run in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 victory over the White Sox on Thursday.

The crosstown rivals split a rain-shortened, two-game set at Wrigley Field. Their all-time interleague series is tied 34-all.

Pinch-hitter Reed Johnson started the ninth with a single, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on Soriano’s two-out single to right-center off Matt Thornton (4-2). Soriano was 14 for 102 before singling in his final two at-bats.

Kevin Gregg (1-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth.