Collapsing Cubs Lose Again at Wrigley
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Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.
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As of this morning, they&#39;re fading rapidly into another nightmarish Cubs autumn, perhaps more unbelievable than any in Cubs history, including 2003.
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The Chicago Cubs still have the second-worst record in the National League. At least they know Dusty Baker will be the manager for the rest of the season.
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The Cubs&#39; glass had to be half empty because these were two games they should have swept. The Marlins&#39; wound up half full because these were two games they had every excuse to surrender.
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(Sports Network) - With losses in four of their last five games to non-playoff teams, the Chicago Cubs know they can&#39;t falter over their final four games of the season, or they will miss the playoffs.
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The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting &#151; a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs' offense and gave Chicago the lead in the National League wild-card race.
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The Mets dropped their fourth consecutive game last night, a 6-3 defeat in 10 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium.
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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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CHICAGO - The somber sound on a gloomy day at Wrigley Field was a perfect setting for the Chicago Cubs&#39; performance of late. Mike Hampton went six innings and allowed just one run in a victorious effort over
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com. The Chicago Cubs opened a one-game lead in the National League Wild Card standings with a 12-5 victory Monday night over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.
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Turns out Wrigley Field's crumbling concrete was just an omen for the team that calls it home. The Chicago Cubs had plenty of cracks, too, and then collapsed under the pressure of a playoff run.
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Ozzie Guillen's frustration keeps building as the losses pile up for the Chicago White Sox.
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* Turning point: After Mark Prior&#39;s 129-pitch gem in the opener, the Cubs lost their wild-card lead as David Weathers stifled Chicago&#39;s bats.
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Carlos Zambrano took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and struck out nine to lead the Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3, last night in Chicago
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The silence was unearthly, as if 38,190 people were sitting in the Wrigley Field stands Wednesday afternoon bound and gagged. The Cubs are in a mad chase for the wild card
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The Cubs suffered a stunning loss yesterday, and their closest rival in the wild-card race took advantage of the situation, the Giants beating Los Angeles to close
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With Friday's loss to Atlanta, the Chicago Cubs' chances for a wild-card berth in the National League grew so dim as to become nearly invisible.