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Venable and Latos help Padres complete sweep of Cubs Thu Aug 19 17:37:55 2010 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Will Venable drove in two runs and Mat Latos tossed seven solid innings, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, to complete a rare four-game sweep at Wrigley Field. Jerry Hairston Jr. and Ryan Ludwick each had an RBI for the Padres, who had never before swept the Cubs in four games in the Windy City. San Diego did win a four-game series between the teams at Petco Park from May 5-8, 2006. Latos (13-5) allowed two runs on five hits to improve to 8-1
Cubs recall OF Fuld Thu Aug 19 12:33:47 2010 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs recalled outfielder Sam Fuld from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday. He joins the Cubs for the first time this season. Over 79 games in parts of the 2007 and 2009 seasons, he has batted .282 with a home run, two RBI and 20 walks for the Cubs.
Padres go for unprecedented road sweep of Cubs Thu Aug 19 11:10:58 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres are pulling away in the National League West and look to further distance themselves from the rest of the division this afternoon, when they shoot for a rare four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs from historic Wrigley Field. The Padres have never swept the Cubs in four games in the Windy City, but did win a four-game series between the teams at Petco Park from May 5-8, 2006. They've won the first three portions of this set and are coming off Wednesday's 5-1
Braves place Glaus on disabled list Wed Aug 18 18:32:14 2010 EST
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves have placed infielder Troy Glaus on the 15-day disabled list with a sore left knee. The move comes Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the team acquired veteran first baseman Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs for three minor league pitchers. Lee, ironically, is expected to first suit up with the Braves on Friday when they begin a three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field. Glaus is batting .239 with 16 home runs and 70 runs batted in over 115 games
Cubs and Braves complete Derrek Lee trade Wed Aug 18 17:43:21 2010 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves have officially acquired first baseman Derrek Lee from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for three pitching prospects. Lee has been bothered by a lower back issue this season and was not in the lineup for the Cubs on Wednesday. In 109 games this season, he has a .251 batting average, 16 homers and 56 runs batted in. "It just felt right," Lee said. "The main thing, though, is that we have six weeks to go. Atlanta is in first place. They're playing gre
Padres aim to keep rolling in matinee vs. Cubs Wed Aug 18 10:53:35 2010 EST
ego Padres their largest division lead of the season. Clayton Richard will try to keep that momentum going and win a fourth straight decision for the second time this year when San Diego plays the third contest of a four-game series versus the Chicago Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Richard is 10-5 with a 3.80 earned run average this season and is coming off Friday's victory over San Francisco. The 26-year-old lefty held the Giants to a pair of runs on six hits and two walks over six frame
Padres shoot for another win over sagging Cubs Tue Aug 17 11:07:41 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres are making sure that the Chicago Cubs don't get to play spoiler for a second straight series. The Padres aim tonight for a third straight victory overall and second in a row at Wrigley Field, where they continue a four-game set versus the Cubs. The Cubs took two of three from St. Louis over the weekend to knock the Cardinals out of first-place in the National League Central. The Padres, though, made sure that the Cubs didn't get a chance to impact the sta
Cubs hold on to down Cards Sun Aug 15 17:52:45 2010 EST
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Marlon Byrd capped a six-run fourth inning with an RBI single, as the Chicago Cubs held off the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Derrek Lee hit a pair of solo homers for the Cubs, who won back-to-back contests for the first time since beating the Cardinals at Wrigley Field on July 23 and 24. The first baseman hit a homer in every game of this series. Koyie Hill hit a two-run double for Chicago, which got an R
Padres to renew acquaintances with Giants ace Lincecum Sun Aug 15 11:35:36 2010 EST
nnings of work. Lincecum does enter today's clash in a bit of a cold stretch, however. The slightly-built right-hander is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA over his last five starts and has lost his last two times out, including Tuesday's 8-6 setback to the Chicago Cubs in which he was tagged for a season-high six runs and eight hits and lasted only four innings. The All-Star hurler pitched significantly better in his prior defeat, holding Atlanta to three runs and fanning seven over 6 1/3 frames in a 3-2 los
Dodgers hope to build off rare recent road win in Atlanta Sun Aug 15 10:38:07 2010 EST
knocked in a critical run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh. Scott Podsednik went 3-for-5 with a run scored to help Los Angeles snap a three-game slide that included a 1-0 loss to Atlanta on Friday. Lilly (6-8), acquired from the Chicago Cubs at the July 31 trade deadline, gave up just three hits and walked two to win his third straight start since the swap. The left-hander has allowed just four runs in 19 innings as a Dodger. "(Lilly) is fun to play behind," Podsednik said afterwa
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