Cubs down Nationals to maintain pursuit of Brewers
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The streaking Chicago Cubs won for the 11th time in 13 games and closed in on the National League Central lead with a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
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Todd Walker homered, had three hits and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley Field on Monday.
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The Chicago Cubs are just a half-game ahead of the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros in the NL wild-card race after falling to the visiting Montreal Expos, 7-6, on Brian Schneider&#39;s go-ahead single in the 12th inning.
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Hang on, Cubs fans. A mosquito just might have helped out Chicago in the NL Central race. The Brewers gave up six runs in the first inning of their 11-4 loss to Cincinnati on Friday night, missing a chance to take over the division lead.
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Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of the Cubs&#39; runs as they kept pace in the playoff race by rallying to beat the host Reds, 5-4, last night.
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Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give the Cubs a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago's eighth victory in 11 games.
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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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Moises Alou hit a tie-breaking two-run  double in the top of the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs  rallied for a 5-1 road win over the Cincinnati Reds in National  League play on Sunday.
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MIAMI - The Chicago Cubs' 24-hour visit to Miami included a brief stay atop the NL wild-card standings. Then they lost their lead because they couldn't beat David Weathers...
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Corey Hart keys a three-run rally as the Brewers edge the Braves to stay close to the Chicago Cubs in the heated NL Central race.
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Aramis Ramirez homered three times and drove in all of Chicago's runs as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in National League play at the Great American Ballpark on Thursday.
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Pitcher gives up 3 home runs as Cubs fall into tie with Giants for NL wild-card lead. CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are determined to do things the hard way.
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Nomar Garciaparra scored the go-ahead run on Claudio Vargas's wild pitch in the 11th inning and Mark Grudzielanek added an RBI single to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Expos last night in Montreal.
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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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Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision, and the Cubs extended their lead in the wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Chicago.
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Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning Wednesday in a 4-2 Cubs' victory over the Brewers.
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The Chicago Cubs beat the Brewers 7-2 in Milwaukee on Wednesday to record their third win in four games without suspended manager Lou Piniella.