Maddux Gets Record 15th As Cubs Sweep Bucs
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PITTSBURGH - Greg Maddux reached 15 wins for a record 17th consecutive season and hit a two-run single in a four-run second inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over Pittsburgh 6-3 Thursday for their third series sweep of the Pirates this year.    Chicago, which began the day a half-game behind San Francisco in the NL wild-card race, completed a 7-2 trip with the three victories in Pittsburgh, winning for the 12th time in 15 games...
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Greg Maddux earned his 330th win to move into 10th place on the career list, which he acknowledged was "kind of cool." Pitching for a contender puts things in an entirely different perspective. Maddux worked seven solid innings, and the Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 Wednesday night to complete one of the most successful months since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958.
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Chicago's Derrek Lee hits a three-run, eighth-inning double that does in the Marlins, his former team. The Cubs' 5-2 win on Saturday keeps them atop the wild card standings.
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader
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Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double  against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the  Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL)  wildcard lead Saturday.
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Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres&#39;s wild pitch in the first extra inning to give the playoff-hopeful Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Tuesday.
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday.    Corey Patterson's two-run double in the second inning put the Cubs ahead to stay...
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Greg Maddux was on top of his game and he even chipped in at the plate as he and the Cubs won the opener of a three-game series against the Expos, 5-2, on
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Mark Buehrle was stingy and the White Sox&#039;s hitters were ready for Greg Maddux. Buehrle pitched a two-hitter, Paul Konerko knocked in three runs and Jim Thome hit his 17th homer to send the White Sox to a 6-1 victory Friday over the Chicago Cubs before a spirited sellout crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.
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Greg Maddux became the first pitcher in Major League history to record 10 wins for 20 consecutive seasons after the San Diego Padres crushed the Philadelphia Phillies 14-3 on Friday.
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Moises Alou went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two doubles for Chicago, which has won five of six. Every starter for the Cubs had at least one hit.
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Passing Cy Young didn't faze Greg Maddux. Moving ahead of his older brother was a bit more exciting.
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Greg Maddux moved into a tie for 10th with Steve Carlton on the career victories list with No. 329 and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped the San Francisco Giants' five-game winning streak with a 14-7 victory Saturday night.
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Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.
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Corey Patterson smacked a two-out, two-run home run in the ninth inning Wednesday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory and complete a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Prince Fielder hit his National League-leading 40th home run of the season, Ryan Braun had three hits including a homer and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.
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Mark DeRosa's three-run homer and sharp pitching from Carlos Zambrano powered the Chicago Cubs to their sixth win in a row on Wednesday, a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.