N.L. Wrap: Ramirez Lifts Cubs Over the Astros
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer  as the Chicago Cubs survived the ejection of starting pitcher  Kerry Wood to defeat the Astros 11-6 in National League play in  Houston on Sunday.
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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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Luke Scott tripled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros dropped the Cubs out of a tie for the NL Central lead, beating Chicago 5-4 Tuesday night.
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Derrek Lee broke a streak of 126 at-bats without a home run with a three-run shot in the second inning to help the Chicago Cubs complete a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-6 win.
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Derrek Lee slid home safely with the go-ahead run on the first of two run-scoring groundouts in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night.
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The way the Houston Astros have been swinging the bats lately, even Jason Jennings has benefited. Carlos Lee homered and drove in four runs, Hunter Pence had three hits with a tiebreaking two-run shot, and the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5 Tuesday night.
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Aramis Ramirez homered three times and drove in all of Chicago&#39;s runs as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in National League play at the Great American Ballpark on Thursday.
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The Chicago Cubs may have finally found a third baseman to replace Cubs legend Ron Santo. Aramis Ramirez belted three home runs and drove in five to power the Cubs
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The Chicago Cubs and their legions made themselves at home in the desert. Sean Marshall gave up one run in six innings, Jacque Jones had four hits and the Cubs defeated Arizona 6-2 on Friday night in a showdown of NL division leaders.
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Ted Lilly won his fourth straight start, Aramis Ramirez had four RBIs and Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer Saturday as the surging Chicago Cubs roughed up Roy Oswalt in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros.
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Pirates reliever Salomon Torres's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez's two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over host Pittsburgh last night.
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The Cubs made the most of a brief stopover at Wrigley Field. Aramis Ramirez homered twice and had four hits to help Ted Lilly earn his 15th victory, leading Chicago over the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Monday.
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Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman sparked a testy 10-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, and Houston took three of four at Wrigley Field to move within four games of Chicago and San Diego for the NL wild-card lead.
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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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Sammy Sosa and Aramis Ramirez hit consecutive homers in a five-run third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 8-3 Thursday for their fifth straight win.
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Aramis Ramirez hits a walk-off home run to give the Cubs, who have now won seven straight, a 6-5 win over the Brewers on Friday.
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The home run drought is over. For Manny Ramirez, not Barry Bonds. Ramirez ended a 50 at-bat homerless streak and Daisuke Matsuzaka had his best performance yet on Saturday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.