Zambrano's arm and bat lifts Cubs 2-1
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Carlos Zambrano mixed his pitches instead of his punches and hit his second homer of the season to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Houston Astros 2-1 on Monday night.
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Carlos Zambrano took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and struck out nine to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 Monday night.
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CHICAGO - Javier Valentin doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoilers again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday afternoon.
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CHICAGO -- Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds tonight.
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CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs needed a lift Saturday, and got one in a big way in the eighth inning. Derrek Lee dumped a three-run double into left center as the Cubs rallied past the Florida Marlins, 5-2.
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Barry Bonds hit two homers in a game for the first time since 2004 and saved another one from going out of the park with his glove.
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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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NEW YORK - Derrek Lee&#39;s broken-bat 10th inning RBI single gave the Cubs their third one-run victory this week and their second in extra innings with a 2-1 nail-biting win over the New York Mets Friday night at Shea Stadium.
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Right-hander Carlos Zambrano agreed a one-year, $12.4 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday to avoid arbitration.
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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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Derrek Lee's 10th-inning single scored  Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run, clinching the red-hot  Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the host New York Mets in the  National League Friday.
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Carlos Zambrano felt so comfortable on the mound, he was convinced he was unhittable.
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Carlos Zambrano is used to helping the Chicago Cubs on the mound and at the plate.
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Carlos Zambrano pitches himself out of an extended slump as the Chicago Cubs get a much-needed win by beating Pittsburgh, 5-1.
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Derrek Lee&#39;s 10th-inning single scored Mark Grudzielanek with the winning run, clinching the red-hot Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the host New York Mets in the National League Friday.
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Carlos Beltran hit two home runs and three other Houston players also homered off a shaky Kerry Wood as the Astros beat Chicago 15-7 Friday, snapping the Cubs' five-game winning streak.
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The Cubs continued their bid for a Wild Card spot Monday with an easy victory against the Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader which made up games washed out earlier by Hurricane Frances.