NL Wrap: Alou Strikes Winning Blow for Cubs Over Reds
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Moises Alou hit a tie-breaking two-run  double in the top of the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs  rallied for a 5-1 road win over the Cincinnati Reds in National  League play on Sunday.
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com. The Cubs dealt the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes a severe blow with a convincing 5-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Monday afternoon at Pro Player Stadium.
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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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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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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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The Cubs parted ways with manager Dusty Baker on Monday after a last-place finish and the Giants cut ties with Felipe Alou after another losing season.
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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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The Chicago Cubs made sure Florida didn't complete another sweep in the World Series champion Marlins' return to Wrigley Field. Eleven months after the Marlins won the sixth and seventh games of the NL championship series in Chicago, Carl Pavano scattered seven hits in his second shutout of the season, leading Florida over the Cubs 7-0 in the doubleheader opener Friday. But Moises Alou and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back homers in the second game to help Chicago win 11-2 and move back into the NL wild-card lead, a percentage point ahead of Houston and San Francisco.
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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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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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Free-agent outfielder Moises Alou escaped injury when his car hit a pothole and momentarily spun out of control.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Moises Alou also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6 on Sunday in the testy conclusion of a three-game series between the NL Central rivals.
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Alfonso Soriano homers and makes a key throw, and the Cubs score a strange, go-ahead run in the eighth after Ken Griffey Jr. is injured to beat the Reds, 3-2.
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The Chicago Cubs were one strike from a key victory, but wound up with another agonizing defeat that damaged their drive to the playoffs.
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Hang on, Cubs fans. A mosquito just might have helped out Chicago in the NL Central race. The Brewers gave up six runs in the first inning of their 11-4 loss to Cincinnati on Friday night, missing a chance to take over the division lead.
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Baseball Lou Piniella wasn't around for a rare enjoyable day for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Braves, 10-1, yesterday at Wrigley Field to snap a six-game losing streak. The Cubs manager was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his dirt-kicking tirade and ejection in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to Atlanta. ...
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CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs may have a new left fielder at Wrigley Field next year. They&#39;ve declined their eleven-and-a-half (m) million-dollar mutual option on the contract of outfielder Moises Alou (MOY&#39;-ses ah-LOO&#39;).