Zambrano Continues Mastery of Pirates Cubs 1, Pirates 0
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PITTSBURGH -- This may slow the Chicago Cubs&#39; chase of the NL wild card: Carlos Zambrano won&#39;t start against Pittsburgh again this season.
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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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Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam and a solo shot, and the Chicago Cubs hit three straight home runs in the first inning yesterday on their way to a 13-5 rout of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Jose Castillo homered twice and finished with a career-high six RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-1 Tuesday night.
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In a matchup of pitchers with ERAs above 5.90, Pittsburgh's Shawn Chacon got the best of St. Louis' Jeff Weaver in a 1-0 Pirates win on Saturday.
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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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Carlos Zambrano picked up his career high 15th win, combining with two pitchers on a six-hit shutout to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night over
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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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Alfonso Soriano hit three home runs in the first four innings and the Chicago Cubs continued their strong road play by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-1 on Friday night. Soriano led off the game with a homer off Lance Cormier's first pitch before adding another first-pitch homer in the second inning.
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The Chicago Cubs wrapped up a busy week Friday, agreeing to one-year deals with third baseman Aramis Ramirez and right-hander Carlos Zambrano.
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No one has been more dominating against National League hitters at home than Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano. And Zambrano looked as if he would be at his finest Monday night at Wrigley Field.
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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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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 on Monday night.
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Carlos Zambrano came up big. The St. Louis Cardinals didn't. Zambrano allowed four hits in eight innings, Cliff Floyd hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 5-3 Friday night to send the Cardinals to their eighth straight loss.
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Ramirez hit two two-run homers and right-hander Carlos Zambrano allowed four hits in eight innings Monday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 victory over the Montreal Expos.
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Aramis Ramirez hits two three-run homers to help the Cubs beat the Pirates, 13-8, strengthening their hold on first place in the NL Central.
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Ted Lilly pitches neatly into the eighth inning, Alfonso Soriano, above, gets three hits and the Cubs beat the Pirates, 7-1, Saturday night.