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Soler homers in return to help Lester, Cubs beat A's

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:20 p.m. ET

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Jorge Soler hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat following a two-month absence, Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Friday night.

Dexter Fowler also homered while Javier Baez added a two-run double to help Chicago win its fifth straight. The Cubs also improved to a major league-best 67-41.

Lester pitched for the A's over the final two months of the 2014 season after getting traded from Boston. He returned to the Coliseum for the first time since then and faced a distinctly different Oakland team than the one he left.

Lester (12-4) had eight strikeouts, allowed two runs and nine hits while winning for the third time in his last four starts.

Dillon Overton (1-3) gave up seven runs in three innings.

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