Cubs play small ball to beat Padres 3-1
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Derrek Lee slid home safely with the go-ahead run on the first of two run-scoring groundouts in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night.
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The San Diego Padres maintained their slight edge in the National League West with a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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Carlos Zambrano won his third consecutive start to make a final push for an All-Star spot to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Washington Nationals 3-1 Tuesday night.
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PHOENIX - The San Diego Padres found out between the second and third innings that they were eliminated from wild-card contention, then rallied for a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
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CHICAGO -- Felix Diaz did something that few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. Backed by two-run homers from Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko, Diaz (2-4) allowed
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MIAMI - Mark Prior allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings to out-pitch Carl Pavano, and the Chicago Cubs moved one percentage point ahead of San Francisco atop the NL wild-card standings by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader
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Derrek Lee hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and Aramis Ramirez homered in the seventh, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
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Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of the Cubs&#39; runs as they kept pace in the playoff race by rallying to beat the host Reds, 5-4, last night.
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HOUSTON - In a heated game between Central division rivals, the Cubs out slugged the Astros to take the rubber game of the three game series.
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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 Wednesday on their way to a 13-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Sammy Sosa and Aramis Ramirez hit consecutive homers in a five-run third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 8-3 Thursday for their fifth straight win.
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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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Since June 3, no team has been better than the Cubs, who pounded the Giants on Wednesday, 12-1, for their 17th victory in the past 22 games.
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The Cubs made the most of a brief stopover at Wrigley Field. Aramis Ramirez homered twice and had four hits to help Ted Lilly earn his 15th victory, leading Chicago over the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 on Monday.
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Derrek Lee hits an RBI single in the 10th inning and Aramis Ramirez homers in the seventh, leading the Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Mets.
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Derrek Lee drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the NL East-leading Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday.
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Carlos Zambrano got his career-best 17th win by pitching six sharp innings before leaving with cramps, and the surging Chicago Cubs expanded their NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games with an 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.