NL Wrap: Maddux Hits 15-Win Mark as Cubs Beat Pirates
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Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau  for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in  the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory  over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League  Thursday.
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The Chicago Cubs moved a step closer to reaching the National League playoffs with a 9-5 home victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs came out swinging _ and no, not at each other. Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
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The Chicago Cubs came out swinging &#151; and no, not at each other. Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
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wild pitch by Pirates reliever Salomon Torres scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez&#39;s two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory in Pittsburgh last night.
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Derrek Lee's 10th-inning single scored  Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run, clinching the red-hot  Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the host New York Mets in the  National League Friday.
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The Chicago Cubs took advantage of the strong winds at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, hitting three straight homers off Pittsburgh left-hander Oliver Perez in the first inning.
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Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates walked off with a win. Freddy Sanchez led off the ninth inning with a home run and the Pirates rallied to end a 13-game losing streak, their longest since 1900, by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Thursday.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park.
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Carlos Beltran hit two home runs and three other Houston players also homered off a shaky Kerry Wood as the Astros beat Chicago 15-7 Friday, snapping the Cubs' five-game winning streak.
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Todd Walker and Michael Barrett hit back-to-back homers, the fourth time Chicago did it this week, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the seventh time in 10 games this season, a 5-4 victory Thursday night.
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Ted Lilly pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Alfonso Soriano got three hits and the Chicago Cubs won for the 12th time in 15 games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 Saturday night.
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader
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Greg Maddux pitched the Chicago Cubs into the lead in the NL wild-card race and gave Dusty Baker a win to remember. Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win, Baker got his 1,000th victory as a manager and Chicago beat the Montreal Expos 5-2 on Monday night.
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Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres&#39;s wild pitch in the first extra inning to give the playoff-hopeful Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Tuesday.
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Tom Gorzelanny pitched eight impressive innings, Xavier Nady hit three doubles and the Pittsburgh Pirates stopped Carlos Zambrano's nine-game winning streak, beating the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday.