Cubs plate three runs in ninth inning, fall a run short
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The Chicago Cubs need more than rally caps, good-luck charms or curse-busters now. Mike Hampton and Dewayne Wise each hit two-run homers to lead the Atlanta Braves to
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The Cubs third baseman homered, doubled and homered in his first three at-bats against Reds starting pitcher Josh Hancock at Great American Ball Park.
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Mark Grudzielanek hit two of Chicago's  six home runs and Glendon Rusch pitched seven strong innings to  lift the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 pasting of the Astros in Houston  on Friday.
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PITTSBURGH The Chicago Cubs pulled out a 5-to-4 win at Pittsburgh on Salomon Torres&#39; wild pitch in the tenth inning. Corey Patterson led off the tenth with a double before scoring the go-ahead run in the Cubs&#39; tenth victory in 13 games.
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Todd Walker loves playing pressure baseball this time of year. Walker was 3-for-4 with a walk, a two-run homer and four RBIs Monday night to help the Chicago Cubs extend their slim lead in the
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Jeff Baker singled in two runs with two out in the 14th inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-9 Saturday after seeing an eight-run lead disappear.
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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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Perhaps the only thing that prevented Chone Figgins from adding another hit or two was this: his ninth-inning triple ended the game.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Moises Alou also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6 on Sunday in the testy conclusion of a three-game series between the NL Central rivals.
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CHICAGO - One strike from an important victory, the Chicago Cubs ended up with another agonizing defeat that damaged their drive to the playoffs.
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Mark DeRosa hits a go-ahead single, his fifth hit of the game, and the Cubs rally in the ninth  to beat the Reds and hold on to a lead in the the NL Central.
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Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Placido Polanco had three hits apiece to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for their eighth win in 10 games.
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The Cubs fall behind early and lose their second straight game to the lowly Mets 3-2, putting a dent in their playoff chances.
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Jose Valentin hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Wednesday to snap a three-game skid.
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com. Aramis Ramirez belted a pair of two-run home runs and Derrek Lee celebrated his 29th birthday by hitting his 29th homer to power the Cubs to a 9-1 victory Monday over the Montreal Expos.
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Mike Hampton worked six innings and hit a two-run homer Friday as Atlanta handed the Chicago Cubs a devastating loss, 5-4. The Cubs came into the game trailing San Francisco and
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* Turning point: After Mark Prior&#39;s 129-pitch gem in the opener, the Cubs lost their wild-card lead as David Weathers stifled Chicago&#39;s bats.