Fri, 07/16/2010 - 09:08 by Pankaj Damin
Chicago -- Aramis Ramirez had a pair of two-run doubles Thursday and the Chicago Cubs pounded out 16 hits in downing Philadelphia 12-6.
The two-time defending National League champion Phillies, who began the second half of the season in third place in the Eastern Division, had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Ryan Howard gave Philadelphia the early lead with a two-run homer in the first, but the Cubs ran 47-year-old Jamie Moyer out of the game by scoring six times over the first three innings. Chicago added a five-run seventh that featured a two-run homer from Geovany Soto.
Howard also produced a three-run homer during a four-run ninth, bringing his total for the season to 19.
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Tue, 05/18/2010 - 10:07 by Rakhi
Chicago -- Aramis Ramirez belted a walk-off, two-run homer in the 11th inning Monday, giving the Chicago Cubs a 4-2 victory over Colorado.
Starlin Castro led off the frame with a single off Matt Belisle (1-1) and after Derrek Lee lined out, Ramirez connected on blast to deep left to give the Cubs only their third win in nine games.
Ramirez ended with two hits and three RBI and Koyie Hill drove in the other run in Chicago's victory.
Castro collected three hits and Kosuke Fukudome had two hits for the Cubs.
Sean Marshall (3-1) notched the victory after tossing two innings of scoreless relief, striking out four Rockies along the way.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:28 by shalini.bahadur
Milwaukee, Sept. 23: Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez each had two RBI Tuesday in the Chicago Cubs' 7-2 win over Milwaukee.
Lee went 3-for-4, including a solo home run, for the Cubs, who scored all their runs in the first four innings en route to their third consecutive victory.
Ramirez collected his two RBI on a single in the Cubs' three-run first inning.
Randy Wells (11-9) got the win. He gave up one run on seven hits and struck out five in six innings.
Dave Bush (5-8) took the loss after struggling through 1 1/3 innings. Bush surrendered six runs -- five earned -- on four hits and four walks.
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Mon, 09/21/2009 - 10:39 by shalini.bahadur
St. Louis, Sept. 21: Jake Fox broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run home run in the 11th inning Sunday and the Chicago Cubs went on to be St. Louis 6-3 and avoid a three-game sweep.
Even with the win, the Cubs are eight games back of the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild-card chase. The Cardinals' magic number remained at four to win the NL Central.
After Andres Blanco reached on a single with one out in the 11th, Fox touched losing pitcher Mitchell Boggs (2-3) for the game-winning home run. The Cubs wrapped up the scoring when Aramis Ramirez scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch by Brad Thompson.
Albert Pujols knocked in his 128th RBI of the season, tying him with Prince Fielder of the Brewers for the major league RBI lead.
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Sat, 09/12/2009 - 04:11 by Salinder Kumar
Chicago -- Aramis Ramirez had three hits and three RBI Friday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 win over the slumping Cincinnati Reds.
The victory gave the Cubs a four-game winning streak and their fifth victory in six games.
Ramirez's two-run single gave Chicago a 3-1 lead with two outs in the bottom of the third. He also hit an RBI single.
Geovany Soto hit a solo homer and a sacrifice fly, while Bobby Scales drove in a run with a pinch eighth-inning double.
The winner was reliever Jeff Stevens (1-0) and Carlos Marmol earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.
Jonny Gomes led Cincinnati with a three-run homer in the fifth.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:02 by preet_20
Pittsburgh, Sept. 8: Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto each had two-run doubles in Chicago's seven-run first inning Tuesday when the Cubs beat Pittsburgh 9-4.
Aramis Ramirez added a two-run single for the Cubs.
Chicago pitcher Ryan Dempster (9-8) earned the win after he allowed four runs on eight hits through 6 1/3 innings.
The Cubs are 7 1/2 games behind Colorado in the NL wild-card race.
Garrett Jones homered and drove in two runs for the Pirates, who have lost 11 of their last 12 games.
Zach Duke (10-14) was charged with the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:32 by preet_20
Los Angeles, Aug. 22: Randy Wolf and two relievers limited Chicago to a lone hit Friday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won a pitcher's duel 2-1.
Wolf drove in both Los Angeles runs, and the Dodgers took advantage of a key error to win their second in a row.
The Dodgers, who have seen their once-large lead in the National League West steadily shrink, boosted their advantage over second-place Colorado to 4 1/2 games.
The Cubs' only hit came in the third inning and produced their only run. Sam Fuld drew a one-out walk off Wolf (8-6), was sacrificed to second and scored on a single by Ryan Theriot.
Jonathan Broxton struck out two in the ninth for his 27th save.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:18 by Jaspreet Virk
San Diego, Aug. 18: Kyle Blanks hit a two-out, three-run homer to highlight a four-run ninth inning Monday and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1.
Cubs' starter Ted Lilly and relievers John Grabow and Carlos Marmol had shut out the Padres on four hits through eight innings but closer Kevin Gregg (4-5) was unable to protect a 1-0 lead in the ninth. He issued a one-out walk to David Eckstein, who scored on a two-out double by Chase Headley to make it 1-1.
After walking Kevin Kouzmanoff intentionally, Gregg served up the home run ball to Blanks that allowed San Diego to win for the first time in its last five games.
Blanks and Headley had two hits each for the Padres.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 10:54 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 28: Miguel Tejada had a home run and five RBI Tuesday to lead the Houston Astros to an 11-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Geoff Blum belted the go-ahead homer in the seventh, and Jeff Keppinger had four hits, three RBI and three runs for the Astros. Michael Bourn added three hits and three runs for Houston.
Houston's starting pitcher, Roy Oswalt, lasted just 1 2/3 innings before leaving with a lower back strain. Jeff Fulchino (4-3) gave up three runs in three innings, but got the win.
Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer for the Cubs, who lost for just the third time in 12 games.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:22 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 28: Alfonso Soriano hit a grand slam with none out in the bottom of the 13th Monday to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-1 win over Houston.
Derrek Lee led off the inning with a walk and went to third on a single by Aramis Ramirez. The Astros intentionally walked Milton Bradley to load the bases for Soriano, who deposited his 18th homer of the season over the center field fence.
Carlos Lee had given Houston a 1-0 lead in the second with a solo home. Derek Lee led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer to make it 1-1.
Derek Lee had two hits and scored twice, while Ramirez had three hits and scored once for the Cubs, who have won five straight games and nine out of 11.
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Sun, 07/26/2009 - 03:46 by Salinder Kumar
Chicago -- The suddenly red-hot Chicago Cubs hit three homers Saturday on the way to a 5-3 victory against the Cincinnati Reds.
In the bottom of the first, Aramis Ramirez followed Derek Lee's RBI triple with a two-run homer.
Alfonso Soriano hit a solo homer in the fifth, and Milton Bradley hit a solo shot in the eighth.
Soriano had three hits and Lee had two for the Cubs, who are 7-2 since the All-Star break.
Winner Kevin Hart (2-1) surrendered a run and five hits in six innings, and
closer Kevin Gregg, the last of five pitchers, recorded his 20th save.
Cincinnati's Joey Votto had two hits, one a solo homer, and two RBI.
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Sat, 07/25/2009 - 03:52 by surajdogra
Chicago -- Aramis Ramirez had four hits and three RBI Friday, boosting the Chicago Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
One of Ramirez's hits, a leadoff homer in the bottom of the sixth, snapped a 3-3 tie.
One of two hits by Derek Lee was a two-run eighth-inning homer. Jeff Baker and
Mike Fontenot hit solo homers, while Kosuke Fukudome added two hits for the Cubs, who have split their last four games.
Winner Randy Wells (6-4) surrendered three runs and seven hits in six innings with a walk and five strikeouts.
Losing pitcher Aaron Harang hit a three-run, second-inning homer and Willy Taveras had two hits and two RBI for the Reds, who have lost four in a row.
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