Cubs crumble, lose in 12th
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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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A season that started with such high hopes sees the Cubs eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday by their eighth loss in nine games, 8-6 to the Braves.
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The red-hot Chicago Cubs won for the 17th time in 22 games and Carlos Zambrano became the National League's first 12-game winner in a 12-1 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
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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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The Chicago Cubs were one strike from a key victory, but wound up with another agonizing defeat that damaged their drive to the playoffs.
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Lance Cormier pitched seven solid innings and struck out a career-high 10, and Brian McCann doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth to help the Atlanta Braves beat Chicago 2-1 on Sunday, the Cubs' ninth straight road loss.
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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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Baseball Lou Piniella wasn't around for a rare enjoyable day for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Braves, 10-1, yesterday at Wrigley Field to snap a six-game losing streak. The Cubs manager was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his dirt-kicking tirade and ejection in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to Atlanta. ...
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Tom Gorzelanny allowed one run in seven effective innings and Jack Wilson homered and drove in three runs as the host Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, last night. It was the Cubsâ fourth loss in five games.
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Nomar Garciaparra was scratched from the starting lineup for the second straight day yesterday as his Chicago Cubs beat the Astros, 11-6, in Houston.
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The Atlanta Braves rallied from a four-run deficit and handed the Cubs their fifth consecutive loss 8-to-6, knocking Chicago out of the wild-card race.
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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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Corey Patterson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday to give the Cubs a 4-2 win over Milwaukee, host Chicago's eighth victory in 11 games.
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Panic, Cubs fans. The Cubs' grip on the NL Central lead became shaky Wednesday night, when they were shut out over the final 5 2-3 innings and lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins, 7-4.
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Six losses in seven games have the Cubs on the brink of playoff elimination and the Padres were officially ousted, while the Astros, Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Athletics jockeyed for playoff position Friday.
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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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Eleven months after winning two straight at Wrigley Field to take the NL pennant, the Florida Marlins returned Friday and split a doubleheader with Chicago. Moises Alou and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back homers, and the struggling Cubs routed the Florida Marlins 11-2 Friday to gain the split. Carl Pavano allowed seven hits as Florida won the opener 7-0.