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Soriano

Alfonso Soriano left the Cubs game against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday in the top of the first inning at Wrigley Field with a strained right calf.

After the Cubs beat the Reds 9-5, Chicago manager Lou Piniella told reporters that Soriano was undergoing an MRI and the team would know the results on Wednesday.

Moving to his left for a shallow fly ball to left field off the bat of Ken Griffey Jr., Soriano made what has become his trademark skip to make the catch and landed awkwardly. He immediately began to limp, favoring his right leg, and was helped off the field.

"He'll probably be a while," Piniella said. "It will be a while."

He added that Soriano seemed to be in pain.

"If he's out an extended amount of time, obviously it hurts us," Piniella said.

Reporters pressed the manager on Soriano's little hop and how he thought it figured in the injury.

"It seems like a natural move for him," Piniella said with a laugh.

Mike Fontenot pinch hit in the leadoff spot in the batting order in the bottom of the first inning. He took over at second base and Mark DeRosa moved to left field. He homered in the victory.