Zambrano wins 17th as Cubs top Pirates
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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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Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano homered off Mark Buehrle during a seven-run first inning, and the Chicago Cubs hung on to beat the Chicago White Sox 15-11 Sunday afternoon and avoid a three-game sweep.
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The red-hot Chicago Cubs won for the  17th time in 22 games and Carlos Zambrano became the National  League&#39;s first 12-game winner in a 12-1 rout of the San  Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
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Ronny Paulino's bases-loaded double highlights the Pirates biggest inning in nearly three years, as Pittsburgh scores eight runs in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 10-4.
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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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Alfonso Soriano hits three home runs in the first four innings and the Chicago Cubs continue their strong road play by beating the Atlanta Braves, 9-1, on Friday 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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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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Alfonso Soriano had five hits, including a three-run homer, to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Brewers, 7-2, last night in Milwaukee for their second win in a row without suspended manager Lou Piniella.
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Ronny Paulino hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and Jason Bay homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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PITTSBURGH - Greg Maddux reached 15 wins for a record 17th consecutive season and hit a two-run single in a four-run second inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over Pittsburgh 6-3 Thursday for their third series sweep of the Pirates this year.    Chicago, which began the day a half-game behind San Francisco in the NL wild-card race, completed a 7-2 trip with the three victories in Pittsburgh, winning for the 12th time in 15 games...
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Despite pitching out of jams most of the game, Carlos Zambrano still handled the Houston Astros on Monday night.
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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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Now, Carlos Zambrano is punching out the opposition. Zambrano matched a career high with 12 strikeouts, leading the Chicago Cubs over the White Sox 5-1 Friday and sending their crosstown rivals to their 20th loss in 25 games.
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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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Carl Pavano got his 17th victory with a seven-hit shutout Friday, helping the Florida Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 in first game of a doubleheader &#151; their first meeting since Game 7 of last year's NLCS.
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Since June 3, no team has been better than the Cubs, who pounded the Giants on Wednesday, 12-1, for their 17th victory in the past 22 games.