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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs star left fielder Alfonso Soriano strained his right quadriceps during Sunday's 8-3 loss to the New York Mets and will be sidelined two-to-four weeks, a major loss for a team trying to make the playoffs.
Alfonso Soriano
Left Field
Chicago Cubs
Profile
2007 Season Stats GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
104 18 42 74 .336 .297
Soriano was scheduled for an MRI after Sunday night's game.
"How devastating. I mean, leadoff hitter, valuable guy, leads my team in home runs, he's got a lot of energy," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
"It's going to be a tough loss."
Piniella said he didn't know what the Cubs would do to fill the hole and would discuss potential moves with general manager Jim Hendry. The Cubs are one game behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Soriano singled with two outs in the third inning for Chicago's first hit and then tried to go to third on a single by Ryan Theriot. Soriano pulled up between second and third, favoring his right leg, and tried to hop to third base, where he was tagged out easily. He was then helped off the field and taken out of the game.
"A lot of things go through your mind when one of your best players pulls up like that," Chicago's Mark DeRosa said. "It looked like he was in agony. Obviously someone has to step up. We have to come together and pick up the slack. Hope he gets back as soon as possible. I know it's going to be a while."
Soriano was replaced in left field by Cliff Floyd, who had been playing right. DeRosa went from second base to right and Mike Fontenot entered the game at second.
Soriano is batting .297 with 18 homers and 18 stolen bases.
The Mets were leading 1-0 at the time behind Tom Glavine, who became the 23rd pitcher with 300 wins.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
Alfonso Soriano
Left Field
Chicago Cubs
Profile
2007 Season Stats GM HR RBI R OBP AVG
104 18 42 74 .336 .297
Soriano was scheduled for an MRI after Sunday night's game.
"How devastating. I mean, leadoff hitter, valuable guy, leads my team in home runs, he's got a lot of energy," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
"It's going to be a tough loss."
Piniella said he didn't know what the Cubs would do to fill the hole and would discuss potential moves with general manager Jim Hendry. The Cubs are one game behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Soriano singled with two outs in the third inning for Chicago's first hit and then tried to go to third on a single by Ryan Theriot. Soriano pulled up between second and third, favoring his right leg, and tried to hop to third base, where he was tagged out easily. He was then helped off the field and taken out of the game.
"A lot of things go through your mind when one of your best players pulls up like that," Chicago's Mark DeRosa said. "It looked like he was in agony. Obviously someone has to step up. We have to come together and pick up the slack. Hope he gets back as soon as possible. I know it's going to be a while."
Soriano was replaced in left field by Cliff Floyd, who had been playing right. DeRosa went from second base to right and Mike Fontenot entered the game at second.
Soriano is batting .297 with 18 homers and 18 stolen bases.
The Mets were leading 1-0 at the time behind Tom Glavine, who became the 23rd pitcher with 300 wins.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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