Cubs see off Reds to return to top of NL Central
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The Chicago Cubs squeezed out a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to move back to the top of the National League's Central Division on Wednesday.
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Corey Patterson hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
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The mood in the Chicago Cubs&#39; clubhouse Thursday night had the pall of a funeral parlor. The Cubs&#39; hopes of making back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time since
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The Chicago Cubs got in a few good swings &#151; against the other team this time &#151; and capped a chaotic weekend on a much-needed positive note.
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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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Swept by lowly Florida, the Chicago Cubs shambled out of town Thursday with this consolation: If they make the playoffs, they won't have to face the Marlins again.
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Corey Patterson clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League (NL) Wednesday.
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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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The Chicago Cubs made sure Florida didn't complete another sweep in the World Series champion Marlins' return to Wrigley Field. Eleven months after the Marlins won the sixth and seventh games of the NL championship series in Chicago, Carl Pavano scattered seven hits in his second shutout of the season, leading Florida over the Cubs 7-0 in the doubleheader opener Friday. But Moises Alou and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back homers in the second game to help Chicago win 11-2 and move back into the NL wild-card lead, a percentage point ahead of Houston and San Francisco.
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com. Last season, the Cubs were 27-17 in one-run games and won the National League Central Division. This year, the Cubs are 19-28 in those situations and fighting to stay alive in the Wild Card race.
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ST. LOUIS -- After looking more like the Cubs than the Cardinals in the final week of the season, the majors&#39; most dominant team got its mojo back at the perfect time.
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In his first start since the slugout in the dugout, Carlos Zambrano leads the Cubs to a 6-2 win Wednesday in Milwaukee.
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CHICAGO The Atlanta Braves damaged the Chicago Cubs&#39; wild-card hopes by building a 5-to-1 lead in a 5-to-4 win at Wrigley Field.
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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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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez cracked three homers and drove in all of Chicago&#39;s runs, as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, in the opener of a four-game set at Great American Ball Park.
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Steve Trachsel earned his first win with the Cubs in eight years and Chicago hit four home runs to regain the NL Central lead by beating the Houston Astros 6-2 on Thursday night.
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Wily Mo Pena hit two home runs Saturday to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. D&#39;Angelo Jimenez also homered for the Reds, who snapped a three-game losing streak.