NL Wrap: Cubs Earn 10th-Inning Win in Pittsburgh
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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 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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NEW YORK - Derrek Lee&#39;s broken-bat 10th inning RBI single gave the Cubs their third one-run victory this week and their second in extra innings with a 2-1 nail-biting win over the New York Mets Friday night at Shea Stadium.
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Ronny Paulino's bases-loaded double highlighted the Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest rally in nearly three years Friday night, an eight-run splurge in the 10th inning that set up a 10-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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The Chicago Cubs got in a few good swings &#151; against the other team this time &#151; and capped a chaotic weekend on a much-needed positive note.
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Alfonso Soriano hit three home runs in the first four innings and the Chicago Cubs continued their strong road play by beating the Atlanta Braves 9-1 on Friday night. Soriano led off the game with a homer off Lance Cormier's first pitch before adding another first-pitch homer in the second inning.
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NEW YORK - Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.    The Cubs had much on the line...
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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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CHICAGO -- Chris Duffy hit his first two home runs of the season, including a tiebreaking shot in the ninth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Thursday.
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PITTSBURGH - The Chicago Cubs won for the third time in three cities in three days. They might not recall where they are when they wake up, but they remember how to win.
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Corey Patterson scampered home following Salomon Torres&#39;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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PITTSBURGH - 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.    Sammy Sosa preserved the Cubs' sixth shutout with a sprawling, belly-flop catch of Ty Wigginton's bases-loaded, two-out line drive to right field in the eighth...
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CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa homered for the first time in more than two weeks and Derrek Lee drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.    Moises Alou and Neifi Perez also homered for the Cubs, who pulled within a half-game of idle San Francisco in the NL wild-card race...
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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 gets his career-best 17th win before leaving with cramps, and the Cubs expanded their NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games by beating the Pirates.
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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 Reds, 12-4, last night in Cincinnati 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.