NL Wrap: Cubs Pound Reds to Retain Wild Card Lead
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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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CINCINNATI - Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of Chicago&#39;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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Matt Murton and Alfonso Soriano hit back-to-back homers off Chris Capuano in the sixth inning last night and the host Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4, to push their lead in the National League Central back to 2 1/2 games.
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The San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 7-5 Tuesday and tied Chicago for the National League wild card lead. The Giants pounded San Diego pitchers for 17 hits and scored six
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The Reds dealt Chicago&#39;s playoff hopes a blow Tuesday night by using the Cubs&#39; formula for winning: good starting pitching and home runs.
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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 homered three times and drove in all of Chicago's runs as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in National League play at the Great American Ballpark on Thursday.
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Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL) wildcard lead Saturday.
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Javier Valentin doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoiler again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday.
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Alfonso Soriano hits two of Chicago's four homers and the Cubs continue their late-season power display, increasing their NL Central lead in the process.
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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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Royce Clayton's pinch-hit single in the ninth inning drove in Chris Denorfia and lifted the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Sunday.
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CINCINNATI -- Rickie Weeks tripled to drive in Craig Counsell with the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 Saturday night to remain tied for first place in the NL Central.
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Austin Kearns tied the game with a two-out double in the ninth inning, then hit a two-run homer in the 12th and the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a key loss, 4-3 Wednesday.
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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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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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The Chicago Cubs moved a step closer to reaching the National League playoffs with a 9-5 home victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.