Cubs beat Arizona 6-2; on 19-5 tear
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Aramis Ramirez homered and had four RBIs and Jacque Jones added a pair of two-out RBI singles as the surging Chicago Cubs won for the 19th time in 24 games by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Friday.
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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.
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The Chicago Cubs registered an  important victory in their battle for the National League  wild-card berth, edging out the Expos 2-1 over 11 innings in  Montreal Wednesday.
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Roger Clemens pitched six innings for his 324th victory and the Houston Astros made the most of three Chicago errors Saturday, hanging on to beat the Cubs 7-6.
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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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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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A season that started with such high hopes for the Cubs wound up with them being eliminated from playoff contention by their fifth straight loss, 8-6, to the Atlanta Braves Saturday.
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CHICAGO The Atlanta Braves damaged the Chicago Cubs&#39; wild-card hopes by building a 5-to-1 lead in a 5-to-4 win at Wrigley Field.
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Derrek Lee drove in five runs with a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4 Friday night for their fifth straight win.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer as the Cubs beat the Astros 11-6 in a game with three ejections. In the third, Chicago&#39;s Todd Walker hit a ground-rule double to score Corey Patterson.
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The Chicago Cubs came out swinging &#151; and no, not at each other. Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
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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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Todd Walker and Michael Barrett hit back-to-back homers, the fourth time Chicago did it this week, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals for the seventh time in 10 games this season, a 5-4 victory Thursday night.
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Andy Pettitte pitched six effective innings, Mike Lamb drove in three runs and the Houston Astros scored two runs on a wild pitch by Mark Prior in a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
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The Cubs will gladly pardon the interruption of their 10-game trip. Chicago got 17 hits yesterday during a one-game stopover at Wrigley Field, helping Ted Lilly win his 15th game and beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer as the Chicago Cubs survived the ejection of starting pitcher Kerry Wood to defeat the Astros 11-6 in National League play in Houston on Sunday.
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Brad Lidge saved a victory for Roger Clemens with an extended work day, and the surging Houston Astros scored three runs on a ground ball Saturday to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Clemens (14-4) allowed five runs and eight hits in a six-inning stint on a cool, windy day at Wrigley Field to get his 324th career win.