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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Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win, and Baker got his 1,000th victory as a manager in Chicagoâs 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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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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Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hit San Diego through the first 6 1/3 innings, and the Dodgers beat the Padres, 3-1, last night in Los Angeles to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Sammy Sosa belted a pair of home runs,  including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the  Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 in National  League at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
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Greg Maddux pitched seven shutout innings for his 302d career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Expos last night in Montreal.
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Andy Pettitte made another effective start against Pittsburgh and the Houston Astros won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, beating the Pirates 7-4 Saturday night.
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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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Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres'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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Aramis Ramirez hit his second three-run homer of the game right after a costly Pittsburgh error to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Pirates 13-8 on a wild and windy Friday, strengthening their hold on first place in the NL Central. The Cubs, who began the day with a 1 1/2-game lead over Milwaukee, hit four homers and withstood a shaky start from Jason Marquis to send the Pirates to their seventh straight loss.
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Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hit San Diego through the first 6 1-3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Padres 3-1 Friday night to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Greg Maddux pitched seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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Joe Torre gets his 2,000th managerial victory and Alex Rodriguez hits his 15th career grand slam as New York beats Chicago, 10-3, on Tuesday.
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Carlos Zambrano got his career-best 17th win by pitching six sharp innings before leaving with cramps, and the surging Chicago Cubs expanded their NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games with an 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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Carlos Zambrano gets his career-best 17th win before leaving with cramps, and the Cubs expanded their NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games by beating the Pirates.
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Greg Maddux overcame a shaky start to  post his 301st career win while Sammy Sosa hit his 566th career  home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 in  Milwaukee Thursday.