Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:25 by shalini.bahadur
Chicago, Sept. 29: Ryan Dempster pitched a five-hit shutout Tuesday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dempster (11-8) walked two and struck out six in recording his 10th career complete game and third career shutout. It was his first shutout in more than eight seasons.
Jeff Baker, Micah Hoffpauir and Derrek Lee each had two RBI for Chicago, which has won four of its last five games but will be officially eliminated from the playoffs if Colorado beats Milwaukee Tuesday.
Kevin Hart (4-9), who the Cubs traded to Pittsburgh in July, took the loss after giving up six runs on six hits in four innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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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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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 09:08 by harsheeb
Milwaukee, Sept. 21 -- Derrek Lee was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI Monday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 win over Milwaukee.
Tom Gorzelanny (6-2) allowed two runs on six hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts through five innings for the Cubs.
Chicago's Aramis Ramirez homered and had two RBI and three hits. Milwaukee's Mike Cameron had two home runs.
Braden Looper (13-7), unbeaten in his previous seven starts, lasted just four innings. The right-hander gave up seven runs and 10 hits.
The Brewers had a five-game winning streak snapped and were eliminated from the National League Central Division race.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:49 by shalini.bahadur
Chicago, Sept. 16: Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto had three RBI apiece Tuesday to lead the surging Chicago Cubs to a 13-7 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs racked up five runs in the sixth inning to take control en route to their seventh win in eight games.
With the score tied 5-5, Milwaukee's bullpen fell apart with two hit batters and a two-run single by Soto.
Soto led off the fifth inning with his 11th home run of the season. Lee stroked a two-run double in the fourth.
Chicago added two more runs in the second, one of which strolled home from third when Chris Smith plunked Milton Bradley with the bases loaded.
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Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:07 by harsheeb
Chicago, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Derrek Lee homered and Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings Monday to propel the Chicago Cubs in a 2-0 win over Milwaukee.
Dempster (10-8), who took a no-hitter into the fifth, gave up just four hits and walking one for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven games.
Aramis Ramirez had a pair of hits for Chicago.
Jeff Suppan (6-10) gave up one run on three hits with four walks in seven innings to take the loss. Suppan has won just once in his last 13 starts.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 09/08/2009 - 06:24 by harsheeb
Pittsburg -- Derrek Lee had two home runs and three RBI Monday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The loss is the 82nd of the season for Pittsburgh. The Pirates are guaranteed a 17th consecutive losing season, breaking the record the team shared with Philadelphia, which had 16 straight losing seasons from 1933-48.
Lee has five home runs in his last four games. Milton Bradley drove in the Cubs' other run.
Ted Lilly (11-8) got the win after giving up just two runs on two hits in six innings.
Andy LaRoche hit a solo home run and Brandon Moss drove in the other run for the Pirates, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 10:36 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 27: Koyie Hill and Derrek Lee had two-run doubles in a six-run eighth Wednesday that broke open a close game and gave the Chicago Cubs a 9-4 win over Washington.
The Cubs had only a 3-2 lead before sending 10 men to the plate in the eighth.
Chicago won for the third time in nine outings and stayed a distant nine games behind St. Louis for the lead in the National League Central.
Milton Bradley added a homer and drove in three runs for the Cubs, who piled up 13 hits.
Angel Guzman (3-3) got the win with an inning of work in relief of starter Rich Harden.
Washington lost for the seventh time in nine games and dropped its 82nd contest of the season.
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Sat, 08/15/2009 - 04:07 by surajdogra
Chicago -- Derrek Lee had seven RBI and Kosuke Fukudome slammed a three-run homer Friday in an 18-hit Chicago Cubs onslaught that buried the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-2.
Lee had three hits, including two doubles, and walked to force in a run.
Jake Fox and Jeff Baker each added two RBI for the Cubs, who scored 10 runs in the second inning.
Brandon Moss and Jason Jaramillo each drove in a run in the Pirates' 11th loss in 12 games.
Randy Wells (9-5) picked up the win, allowing two runs and seven hits in six innings. Wells also singled, doubled, drove in a run and scored twice.
Charlie Morton (2-6) took the loss. Morton was clobbered for 10 runs and seven hits in one inning.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:14 by preet_20
Cincinnati, Aug. 4: Tom Gorzelanny gave up one run in 7 1/3 innings Tuesday in his first start since joining the Chicago Cubs last week, for a 6-3 victory over Cincinnati.
Gorzelanny (4-1), recalled from Triple-A Iowa before the game, allowed just three hits in his first start since Sept. 10, 2008. It was his first win as a starter since June 24, 2008.
He also had his first hit and RBI since June 12, 2008. The Cubs won for the fifth time in seven games and remained tied for first in the NL Central with St. Louis.
Kosuke Fukudome and Koyie Hill had two hits and two RBI each. Both Fukudome and Derrek Lee homered in the win.
Loser Johnny Cueto (8-9) allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:08 by preet_20
Cincinnati, Aug. 3: Randy Wells pitched 7 1/3 innings Monday for the Chicago Cubs in a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Wells (8-4) gave up a solo home run among six hits with two walks to win his fourth straight start. In his past nine starts he is 8-1.
Mike Fontenot hit a three-run homer and Derrek Lee drove in the other run for the Cubs, who have won four of their last six games.
The win puts Chicago in a virtual tie with St. Louis for the lead in the NL Central.
Alex Gonzalez hit a solo home run and an RBI double for the Reds, who have lost seven straight and 13 of their last 14 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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Mon, 07/13/2009 - 10:03 by preet_20
Chicago, July 13: Ryan Ludwick hit a a pair of two-run home runs Sunday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs took the opener 7-3 behind a six-inning effort by starter Carlos Zambrano, who also contributed a solo homer to go along with a three-run homer by Micah Hoffpauir.
Cardinals' starter Adam Wainwright (10-5) got the win in the second game, allowing two runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Wainwright also had two hits for St. Louis, which salvaged a split of the four-game series with the Cubs and heads into the All-Star break with a 2 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee in the NL Central.
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