Kearns deals Cubs&#39; playoff hopes another blow
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Austin Kearns tied the game with a two-out double in the ninth inning, then hit a two-run homer in the 12th and the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a key loss, 4-3 Wednesday.
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MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs take on the Florida Marlins in the second game of a doubleheader Monday. Matt Clement, who has been bothered by nagging injuries in his neck and back, takes the mound for the Cubs.
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Six losses in seven games have the Cubs on the brink of playoff elimination and the Padres were officially ousted, while the Astros, Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Athletics jockeyed for playoff position Friday.
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The Chicago Cubsâ grip on the National League Central lead became shaky on Wednesday night, when they lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins.
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The Chicago Cubs were one strike from a key victory, but wound up with another agonizing defeat that damaged their drive to the playoffs.
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MILWAUKEE - This was more how St. Louis manager Tony La Russa envisioned winning the National League Central title. The Cardinals were given the key to the backdoor late Monday afternoon when the Chicago Cubs
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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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This season, Cubs fans have learned that there is no such thing as a comfortable lead in Major League Baseball.
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The Cubs wasted a 16-strikeout performance by Mark Prior in a defeat that left them on the outside looking in on the N.L. wild-card race.
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Bronson Arroyo wasn't thinking about any of it. It didn't matter that the Cincinnati Reds' playoff hopes are just about gone, that the flow of runs had been reduced to a trickle. His curve was at its best, David Ross hit a three-run homer and the slumping Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Friday despite managing just four hits.
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The Atlanta Braves' 20-hit, 8-5 victory was so frustrating to the Chicago Cubs that the losing pitcher and his catcher were swinging at each other before the game ended on Friday.
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Just before batting practice yesterday afternoon at RFK Stadium, the tarp went over the infield, and neither the Washington Nationals nor the visiting Philadelphia Phillies went through full warmups. Right fielder Austin Kearns remained out of the starting lineup last night, and he still hasn't...
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The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
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The Cubs' grip on the NL Central lead is suddenly shaky after they're were shut out over the final 5 2-3 innings and lose for the second night in a row.
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PITTSBURGH - The Chicago Cubs continue their drive toward the postseason when they open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
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The Cubs and Brewers won&#39;t be playing tonight&#39;s game before a stadium full of empty seats after all. Buildings Commissioner Stan Kaderbek gave the Cubs the go-ahead to continue
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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.