PHOENIX -- Aaron Hill was held out of the starting lineup the past two games, a batting slump the main reason for his temporary benching. The reserve role must have helped the second baseman, who drove in two runs with a homer and a double in the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. "I didnt expect two days in a row," Hill said of manager Kirk Gibsons decision to rest him. "Im not going to fight him. He was going to give me two days and thats fine. "You still do your work, and hopefully it works out the next day whenever youre in there," Hill added. "He jokingly, he gave me the ball (after the game) and said hes going to give me two days off." The game took a back seat to the impending trade of Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, who was taken out of the original lineup because a deal with the New York Yankees was being finalized Thursday. Soriano, who is batting .254 with 17 home runs and 51 RBIs in his seventh season with the Cubs, had yet to be dealt by the conclusion of the game, though he missed his second straight game while the club continued to work out the deal. Soriano was scheduled for a redeye flight to New York, however, and said goodbye to his teammates in the visiting clubhouse after the game. He spoke with his agent and was told he could go to New York and wait for the trade to be made official there. "I dont know what the Cubs get, but Im happy and think they are happy, too," Soriano said. "They are getting something back and I am happy going back to New York, where I started my career. "The thing that was more difficult for me was leaving my teammates, my family." Hills first-inning double into the left-field corner plated Adam Eaton from first base with the Diamondbacks first run. He hit his fifth home run of the season in the fifth, leading off the inning with a blast to left field. Hill entered the game in a 4-for-31 slump over his previous eight games. Wade Miley (7-8) worked 7 2-3 innings and didnt give up a run until the seventh. He allowed only five hits and struck out four despite being hit in his right knee with a batted ball in the third inning. "You got adrenaline. You dont really feel it too much out there," Miley said. "I was just trying to go after guys and keep us in the ballgame." Miley forced two broken bats in his last inning. He left to a standing ovation with a runner on third base in the top of the eighth. "We needed that," Gibson said. "Helped us rest the bullpen." Back-to-back, ground-rule doubles by Wil Nieves and Cliff Pennington gave Arizona a 2-0 lead. Penningtons hit was just out of the reach of Cole Gillespie, Sorianos replacement in left field. Without Soriano, the Cubs lineup lacked punch. Chicago scored its only run when Wellington Castillo doubled in Gillespie. "You just dont fill that void," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "I know it impacted a lot of people on that field." Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado was shaken up when slid headfirst into second base on a hustle double. Cubs shortstop Starlin Castros leg jostled Prados head as Castro came down from midair. Prado remained in the game. Brad Ziegler, who only since the All-Star break has been the Diamondbacks regular closer, picked up his fifth save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning. But that inning included a ground-rule double for Nate Schierholtz after a fan reached over the yellow line above centre field and caught the ball. Fan interference was called, and the Cubs couldnt push across any runs. "Youve got to win close games, too," Gibson said. "Its good when your bullpen comes in and does the job." Carlos Villanueva (2-7) took the loss after lasting five innings and allowing three runs and six hits. 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