Cubs defeat Brewers, win series

CHICAGO • Kosuke Fukudome had three hits and broke the game open with a three-run homer, Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Pena also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 12-7 Thursday.
Chicago took three of the four games in the series.
Fukudome singled and scored in the first inning, hit an RBI triple and scored in the second, and delivered the big blow in the sixth when he connected off reliever Daniel Herrera to make it a four-run game.
The right fielder also threw out Rickie Weeks twice trying to stretch singles into doubles, so it wasn't hard to see why manager Mike Quade called it a career day for him.
Fukudome shrugged that off, but he didn't downplay taking three of four from the NL Central leaders.
Considering the Cubs had dropped 11 of 13 before this series and began the day 13 games under .500, that was hard to envision.
"It definitely gives the good rhythm of winning," he said.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Cliff Lee tossed a two-hitter and had an RBI, helping Philadelphia defeat Florida.
• Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn hit back-to-back, solo homers in the fourth, and Detroit moved a game ahead of Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a win over the Indians.
• Diory Hernandez scored the winning run for Atlanta in the 10th inning on a balk by the Mets' D.J. Carrasco.
• Adrian Gonzalez homered and David Ortiz, Darnell McDonald and Dustin Pedroia drove in runs to lead Boston past Tampa Bay.
• Brett Gardner hit a winning single in the 12th inning that gave the Yankees a three-game sweep of Texas.
• Michael Cuddyer hit a solo home run in Minnesota's victory over the White Sox.
Notebook
• The Padres plan to retire all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman's No. 51 in a ceremony on Aug. 21 after a game against Florida. Hoffman, who retired in January, had 522 of his 601 saves with San Diego.
• Former Mets and Philadelphia outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of grand theft auto and drug possession in Los Angeles County Superior Court. He is scheduled to return to court July 11.