Soriano Homers Twice As Cubs Top Pirates
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Alfonso Soriano hits two of Chicago's four homers and the Cubs continue their late-season power display, increasing their NL Central lead in the process.
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The Chicago Cubs muscled their way to a 13-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates to remain clear in the National League Central Division race on Friday, Aramis Ramirez leading the assault with two three-run homers.
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Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday.
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Alfonso Soriano, the Chicago Cubs' pricey offseason acquisition, is starting to pay off. Soriano had five hits, including a three-run homer, to help the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Monday night.
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Alfonso Soriano showed off his power and his arm Sunday, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the fading White Sox with a 3-0 victory.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park.
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Carlos Zambrano pitches himself out of an extended slump as the Chicago Cubs get a much-needed win by beating Pittsburgh, 5-1.
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Moises Alou hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the top of the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-1 road win over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play on Sunday.
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CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs needed a lift Saturday, and got one in a big way in the eighth inning. Derrek Lee dumped a three-run double into left center as the Cubs rallied past the Florida Marlins, 5-2.
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Ronny Paulino's bases-loaded double highlights the Pirates biggest inning in nearly three years, as Pittsburgh scores eight runs in the 10th inning to beat the Reds, 10-4.
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Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres'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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Sammy Sosa and Nomar Garciaparra each hit one of Chicago's season-high six homers, and the Cubs ended Houston's four-game winning streak Friday night with a 9-2 victory over the Astros.
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Ted Lilly pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Alfonso Soriano got three hits and the Chicago Cubs won for the 12th time in 15 games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 Saturday night.
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Sammy Sosa grabbed his 568th career  homer and Aramis Ramirez followed up with another third-inning  blast to guide the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Houston  Astros in the National League (NL) Thursday.
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Sammy Sosa belted a pair of home runs, including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 in National League at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
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Ty Wigginton's two-out infield single drove home the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Wednesday night.
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Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam and a solo shot, and the Chicago Cubs hit three straight home runs in the first inning yesterday on their way to a 13-5 rout of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.