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| Kerry Wood pitched a perfect ninth as he struck out two and collected his 26th save of the season today against the Reds. |
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| Carlos Zambrano only issued one earned run on six hits over seven innings in Thursday's close 3-2 win over the Reds at Wrigley Field, with four walks and four strikeouts. The only run scored against him came on a Jay Bruce home run. Zambrano also hit his fourth home run of the season in the game. |
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| Jeff Samardzija has extended his scoreless-innings streak to 11 (against Cincinnati Wednesday), according to the Daily Herald. |
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| Mark Pawelek has reportedly been sent home from Single-A Boise, according to the Daily Herald. Pawelek was the Cubs' No. 1 pick in 2005. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome's poor month of August continued in the Cubs 2-1 loss to the Reds. Fukudome went 0-for-3 and left three men on base. |
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| Ted Lilly threw a strong game, going seven innings and allowing just two earned runs on two base hits while striking out seven, but he picked up his seventh loss of the year in the Cubs 2-1 loss to the Reds. |
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| The Cubbies put the hurt on the Cincinnati Reds this evening, thanks to the arm of ace Rich Harden. Harden went seven innings of shutout baseball, allowing just two hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts. |
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| Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-4 and chipped in two RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over Florida. |
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| Ryan Dempster enjoyed another solid outing from the hill as he allowed two earned runs on five hits over six innings in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Marlins, with two walks and 10 strikeouts. |
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| Aramis Ramirez is out of the lineup again on Saturday night due to a bruised left hip, the Palm Beach Post reports. Mark DeRosa will start at third base. Ramirez remains day-to-day. |
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| Derrek Lee is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins, the Palm Beach Post reports. Daryle Ward will start at first base. Lee has played in 120 of the team's 122 games. |
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| Daryle Ward hit a go-head and ultimately game-winning pinch hit three-run homer Friday in the Cubs' 6-5 win over Florida. |
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| Aramis Ramirez is out of Friday's lineup due to a bruised left hip, according to MLB.com. He was injured last night on a slide at home. Ramirez is available to pinch hit. |
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| Kerry Wood has officially reclaimed the closer's role with Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| Ryan Dempster's next start has been moved from Saturday to Sunday due to a personal matter, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome must be heeding Lou Piniella's warning to swing the bat or else, because he contributed to the Cubs 11-7 win over Atlanta with a 2-for-5 night, scoring two runs and getting on base another time with a walk. |
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| Third baseman Aramis Ramirez had to leave Thursday's game against the Braves with a contusion to his left hip, according to The Sports Network. He apparently suffered the injury while sliding into home plate. |
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| Kerry Wood is ready to resume the closer's role with the Cubs, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He threw a perfect eighth inning on Wednesday against Atlanta, and manager Lou Piniella said, "Wood threw some nice breaking balls for strikes. That'll free us now to start moving Carlos Marmol into the setup role."
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| Sean Marshall has been slated to start Sunday against the Marlins, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. It would be the first start since July 6 at Triple-A Iowa for Marshall. |
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| Cubs slugger Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Chicago's 8-0 win over Atlanta. |
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| Rich Harden picked up his second win with Chicago by throwing five shutout innings and allowing just two hits in the Cubs 8-0 blowout of Atlanta. Harden walked five and struck out two. |
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| After engaging in a beanball war for the past couple seasons with the Cubs, the Atlanta Braves threw another pitch that got close to Alfonso Soriano in today's game, and he is not particularly pleased about it, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. `Yeah, they like to do that. It’s part of the game. We can’t do anything about it. But we’ve got some pitchers who can throw at hitters, too," Soriano said. |
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| Geovany Soto led the Cubs in Wednesday's 10-2 win over Atlanta, as he went 3-for-5 with four RBI. He hit a single, a double, and a two-run homer. |
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| Jason Marquis issued two earned runs on six hits over 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the Braves in Atlanta, with two walks and one strikeout. |
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| Jeff Samardzija may make his first start with the Cubs on Sunday, according to MLB.com. Because of Wednesday's doubleheader, the Cubs have to tweak the rotation for the upcoming series in Florida and may call upon Jeff Samardzija for Sunday. He said, "It'd be great. What day did Lou Piniella say? Sunday? It'll be hot."
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| Skipper Lou Piniella stated that Kerry Wood will make one more appearance in a non-save situation before returning to the closer's role with the Cubs, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Piniella said, "We're going to give him one more tightener. Kerry basically feels that he's ready, and he probably is. But we want to give him one more appearance."
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| The game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves was rained out, and the teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow, according to Cubs.com. |
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| Kosuke Fukudome needs to find his swing soon as Lou Piniella commented that he could be dropped from the second spot in the batting order, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Piniella said, "We have him in the 2-hole, but we need him to start hitting or we'll have to look for more options. Mike Fontenot needs to get some at-bats, Mark DeRosa has been hitting. We need Fukudome to start hitting."
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| Mark DeRosa went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored in the Cubs 6-2 win over division rival St. Louis. |
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| Cubs All-Star pitcher Ryan Dempster won his 13th game of the season with a 6.2 inning performance in which he gave up two earned runs and struck out six. |
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| Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano suffered the loss today in one of his worst outings of the season, going just 4 1/3 innnings to allow nine runs (all earned) on ten hits with one walk and three strikeouts. |
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| Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood says he is ready to pitch, one day after being held out of the game with back tightness, according to Cubs.com. |
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| Kerry Wood was not available during Friday's contest against the Cardinals, as he has a back injury, according to the Chicago Tribune. The extent of his injury is unknown, but not believed to be serious. |
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| Ted Lilly pitched 7.1 strong innings against the Cardinals on Friday permitting two runs on the afternoon. |
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| Jim Edmonds went deep twice on Friday for the Cubs in their 11 inning victory over the Cardinals, 3-2. |
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| The Chicago Cubs used former Notre Dame football player Jeff Samardzija as a starter in the minor leagues, but now they are re-thinking that strategy, and he may wind up being the team's closer of the future, according to MLB.com. |
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| Ryan Theriot has left Wednesday's game after six innings as he sustained an apparent foot injury. |
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| Mark DeRosa went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Astros. |
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| As expected, Kerry Wood came on to work the eighth inning against the Astros on Tuesday. He allowed one hit over the scoreless frame and needed only seven pitches. |
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| Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-5 with a double, homer, two runs, and four RBI in the Tuesday afternoon win over the Astros. He is hitting .344-5-12-13-4 in 14 games since the All-Star break. |
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| The Cubs designated LHP Scott Eyre for assignment to make room for the returning Kerry Wood, according to PA Sports Ticker. |
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| As expected, Kerry Wood has been activated from the 15-day disabled list, according to PA Sports Ticker. |
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| Kerry Wood is expected to come off the disabled list Tuesday or Wednesday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| MLB.com reports Chicago Cubs SP Rich Harden (1-1, 1.11 ERA) will start Tuesday, August 5, against the Houston Astros. |
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| Alfonso Soriano went hitless in four at-bats against Houston as his team fell 2-0. He struck out twice on the evening. |
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| Ryan Dempster suffered his fifth loss in a game that was shortened due to inclement weather. Dempster and the Cubs lost 2-0 to Houston, as Dempster went five innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out seven. |
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| His blister has nearly healed, so Kerry Wood will come off the DL in a matter of days, according to the AP. Wood will initially be used in middle relief upon his return. |
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| Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has grounded into 22 double plays this season, the most in baseball, reports Cubs.com. The MLB record is 34, accomplished by Jim Rice. |
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| Cubs outfielder Jim Edmonds has an outstanding match-up tonight against Houston pitcher Brian Moehler. Edmonds his hitting .351 (13-for-37) for his career against the righty, with four doubles and six home runs. |
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| The Chicago Cubs want to be able to play night games on Friday and Saturday night in order to get their players better rested, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Currently, they cannot play on those nights because community leaders are worried about congestion and crime. |
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| Alfonso Soriano went deep for the 19th time on Sunday amidst a day of three hits and a stolen base for the Cubs. Geovany Soto also had two hits, RBI and runs scored for the club. |
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| Carlos Zambrano held the Pirates to just three hits and one walk over five innings, but inexplicably he was removed from the game after throwing just 82 pitches as he ended up with a no decision on the afternoon. |
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| Cubs closer Kerry Wood faced batters on Sunday but probably will not return from a troubling blister on his right index finger until later this week, according to CBSSports.com. |
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| Chicago ace Carlos Zambrano will put his perfect home record on the line today as the Cubs welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates today, sending RHP Ian Snell to the hill to help their efforts, according to the Miami Herald. |
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| Reed Johnson went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base while scoring two runs in the Cubs 5-1 win over Pittsburgh. |
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| Cubs hurler Ted Lilly won his eleventh decision of the season as the Cubs beat the Pirates 5-1. Lilly went 6.1 innings, allowing one run on six hits while striking out five. |
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| Cubs pitcher Jon Lieber has been throwing and will begin a minor league rehab assignment soon, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| Derrek Lee went 0-for-3 on Friday to drop his average down to .290 as he extended his hitless streak to 13 AB the past three games. |
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| Cubs closer Kerry Wood could make his return to the mound next Friday when the Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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