Cubs unable to scratch out win
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Brian Schneider hit a tie-breaking, one-out RBI single in the 12th inning Tuesday night to lift the Montreal Expos to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.
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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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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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CHICAGO - Javier Valentin doubled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoilers again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday afternoon.
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Tom Gorzelanny allowed one run in seven effective innings and Jack Wilson homered and drove in three runs as the host Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, last night. It was the Cubsâ fourth loss in five games.
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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs came out swinging _ 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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The Chicago Cubs know they can't waste too many more chances like this. Luke Scott tripled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros dropped the visiting Cubs out of a tie for the NL Central lead, beating Chicago, 5-4, last night.
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Mike Hampton worked six innings and hit a two-run homer Friday as Atlanta handed the Chicago Cubs a devastating loss, 5-4. The Cubs came into the game trailing San Francisco and
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No World Series appearance again for the Cubs. This time, not even a spot in the postseason, thanks to a monumental final-week collapse.
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PITTSBURGH The Chicago Cubs pulled out a 5-to-4 win at Pittsburgh on Salomon Torres&#39; wild pitch in the tenth inning. Corey Patterson led off the tenth with a double before scoring the go-ahead run in the Cubs&#39; tenth victory in 13 games.
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It's not time for Cubs fans to panic &#151; yet. Eager to sew up the NL Central, Chicago instead managed only two hits in eight innings against Dontrelle Willis and lost to the Florida Marlins 4-2 Tuesday.
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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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The Chicago Cubs' 24-hour visit to Miami included a brief stay atop the NL wild-card standings. Then they lost their lead because they couldn't beat David Weathers. The journeyman right-hander, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings, and the Florida Marlins won 5-2 for a split of their doubleheader Monday.
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CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs needed a lift Saturday, and got one in a big way in the eighth inning. Derrek Lee dumped a three-run double into left center as the Cubs rallied past the Florida Marlins, 5-2.
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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the middle contest of a three-game set at PNC Park.
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CHICAGO - The somber sound on a gloomy day at Wrigley Field was a perfect setting for the Chicago Cubs&#39; performance of late. Mike Hampton went six innings and allowed just one run in a victorious effort over