Alfonso Soriano drew the ire of Wrigley Field fans for a perceived lack of hustle on a line drive in the sixth inning against the Red Sox on Saturday. On the play, Soriano scalded a ball down the third-base line with two men on and two outs. It initially appeared as if Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks was going to catch the ball, but he was unable to field the play cleanly. While Middlebrooks bobbled the ball, Soriano stood in the batter's box. Middlebrooks then threw him out at first base. The crowd was vocal in its disapproval of Soriano following the play. However, both teammates and the opposition were quick to come to Soriano's defense. "You hit a ball that hard and you see (that) they should catch (it), and you're mad because you just crushed the ball," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "There is not a player that ever played that wouldn't have done the very same thing." Middlebrooks agreed that Soriano's reaction was natural. "He hit it hard, about took my hand off," Middlebrooks said. "It had good topspin on it. "When I looked up, he was just standing there. I probably would have done the same thing. The ball went into my glove and came into me, so it looks like I caught it. It was not wrong on his part. Just a hard baseball play."