Luis Valbuena had a sacrifice fly and Welington Castillo singled in Alfonso Soriano.

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With one out in the fifth, Luis Valbuena laced a shot into the right-field corner for what should have been a stand-up double.

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It was the first time since 1987 that the Germans have beaten France, which had taken a first half lead through Mathieu Valbuena.

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Cubs 3B Valbuena was replaced in the bottom of the fifth because of the hurt finger, but Sveum said X-rays showed it wasn't broken.

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Valbuena tried to stretch it into a triple and was thrown out at third, injuring the pinky on his right (throwing) hand in the process.

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Marseille scored against the run of play when Valbuena planted a low shot into the corner of the net from just outside the penalty area.

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Sveum listed Valbuena as day-to-day.

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