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Soriano's HR lifts Cubs over slumping Reds 5-3

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Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano watches his two run home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning during a MLB baseball game in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Cubs snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the slumping Cincinnati Reds on a rain-soaked Thursday night.