NL Wrap: Ramirez Lifts Cubs Over Astros After Wood Exit
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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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Rich Hill allowed five hits in eight strong innings and Matt Murton and Ryan Theriot homered Friday as the Chicago Cubs ended a six-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
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Carlos Beltran hit two home runs and three other Houston players also homered off a shaky Kerry Wood as the Astros routed host Chicago, 15-7, yesterday, snapping the Cubs' five-game winning streak.
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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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Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of Chicago's runs, and the Cubs kept pace in the playoff race by rallying to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Thursday night.
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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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Manny Ramirez homered and drove in five runs as the Red Sox earned their fifth straight victory.
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Andre Ethier hit a game-tying home run in the eighth, and Juan Pierre got hit with the bases loaded in the 11th to force in the winning run as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday.
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Steve Trachsel earned his first win with the Cubs in eight years and Chicago hit four home runs to regain the NL Central lead with a 6-2 win over Houston.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally against Milwaukee closer Francisco Cordero and leading the Chicago Cubs over the Brewers 6-5 Friday for their seventh straight win.
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HOUSTON Aramis Ramirez belted a three-run homer that highlighted a five-run third in the Chicago Cubs&#39; 11-to-6 win at Houston.
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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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Carlos Zambrano mixed his pitches instead of his punches and hit his second homer of the season to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Houston Astros 2-1 on Monday night.
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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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The home run drought is over. For Manny Ramirez, not Barry Bonds. Ramirez ended a 50 at-bat homerless streak and Daisuke Matsuzaka had his best performance yet on Saturday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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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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Mark Grudzielanek hit two of Chicago's  six home runs and Glendon Rusch pitched seven strong innings to  lift the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 pasting of the Astros in Houston  on Friday.