Cubs Nudge Brewers 4-2 on Last-Gasp Homer
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Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give the Cubs a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago's eighth victory in 11 games.
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Barry Bonds notched his 728th career   home run as the San Francisco Giants edged the Chicago Cubs 4-2   at Wrigley Field on Saturday.
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Aramis Ramirez hit his second three-run homer of the game right after a costly Pittsburgh error to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Pirates 13-8 on a wild and windy Friday, strengthening their hold on first place in the NL Central. The Cubs, who began the day with a 1 1/2-game lead over Milwaukee, hit four homers and withstood a shaky start from Jason Marquis to send the Pirates to their seventh straight loss.
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Ben Sheets came off the disabled list to give the sagging Milwaukee Brewers a lift, and Ryan Braun hit a bases-loaded double during a four-run seventh inning Wednesday night in a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Aramis Ramirez went from disgusted to delighted as the Chicago Cubs mounted an improbable comeback off Milwaukee closer Francisco Cordero to win their seventh straight game. Ramirez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as the Cubs rallied for three runs in the final inning and a 6-5 win Friday over the first-place Brewers.
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The streaking Chicago Cubs won for the 11th time in 13 games and closed in on the National League Central lead with a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
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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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Barry Bonds hit his 728th career homer, Ray Durham and Moises Alou connected on back-to-back shots in the sixth and Matt Cain pitched 7 2-3 innings Saturday to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs 4-2.
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Greg Maddux overcame a shaky start to  post his 301st career win while Sammy Sosa hit his 566th career  home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 in  Milwaukee on Thursday.
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CHICAGO The Atlanta Braves damaged the Chicago Cubs&#39; wild-card hopes by building a 5-to-1 lead in a 5-to-4 win at Wrigley Field.
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It's not time for Cubs fans to panic &#151; yet. Eager to sew up the NL Central, Chicago instead managed only two hits in eight innings against Dontrelle Willis and lost to the Florida Marlins 4-2 Tuesday.
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Greg Maddux tossed seven innings of  shutout ball and helped his own cause with a pair of singles as  the Chicago Cubs downed the Expos 5-2 in National League action  in Montreal Monday.
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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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CHICAGO -- Felix Diaz did something that few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. Backed by two-run homers from Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko, Diaz (2-4) allowed
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Todd Walker homered, had three hits  and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win  over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley  Field on Monday.
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Prince Fielder's strong May was built on a simple approach at the plate. Fielder set a franchise record with his 13th homer in the month, J.J. Hardy drove in two runs &#151; including the go-ahead tally in the eighth inning &#151; and the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 Thursday night.
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The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting &#151; a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs' offense and gave Chicago the lead in the National League wild-card race.