Major League Roundup: Cubs Lose and Give Brewers Opening
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The Chicago Cubsâ grip on the National League Central lead became shaky on Wednesday night, when they lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins.
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(Sports Network) - The Brewers&#39; recent woes continued Monday, as they fell 8-3 to Chicago on Monday. All-Star Ben Sheets (9-10) was not sharp for Milwaukee, which suffered its sixth consecutive defeat and 10th setback in 12 outings.
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Russell Branyan and Keith Ginter each hit three-run homers, rookie Ben Hendrickson earned his first major league victory, and the Milwaukee Brewers sent the Cincinnati Reds to their fifth straight loss with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.
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The Cubs continued their bid for a Wild Card spot Monday with an easy victory against the Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader which made up games washed out earlier by Hurricane Frances.
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Mark Prior&#39;s previous appearance against the Florida Marlins at Wrigley Field turned into one of the most agonizing losses in Chicago Cubs&#39; history.
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(Sports Network) - The Montreal Expos were handed a setback in Monday&#39;s opener at Olympic Stadium. Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings and went 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate to lead the Cubs to a 5-2 victory.
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Brian McCann quickly made up for his lapse. One inning after a run scored when he failed to block a pitch, McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.
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Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.
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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 Thursday.
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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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com. The Chicago Cubs opened a one-game lead in the National League Wild Card standings with a 12-5 victory Monday night over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.
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Another good start by Kim Sun-woo went to waste as the Montreal Expos frittered away a two-run lead in the seventh inning before finally beating the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in 12 innings in Tuesdayâs MLB game in Chicago.
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Spot starter Geremi Gonzalez worked five innings for the win and the Milwaukee Brewers sent Mark Prior to his third straight defeat by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-4 Thursday.
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ST. LOUIS Keith Ginter hit a three-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-to-6. The NL Central champion Cards suffered a season-high fourth straight loss.
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The Cubs' grip on the NL Central lead is suddenly shaky after they're were shut out over the final 5 2-3 innings and lose for the second night in a row.
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Santos allowed just one run in 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time since beating Chicago on July 16, and the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 Tuesday night.
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In his first start since the slugout in the dugout, Carlos Zambrano leads the Cubs to a 6-2 win Wednesday in Milwaukee.