Astros 4, Cubs 0, Final - Sep. 3, 2008

Cubs shut out by Astros' Wolf
chicagotribune.com 9/4/2008 — Randy Wolf pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Ty Wigginton homered Thursday night as the Houston Astros won their eighth straight with a 4-0 victory over the slumping Cubs, who've lost a season-high five in a row.  ...

Worthy of a low-five
suntimes.com 9/4/2008 — If this is what life without Carlos Zambrano looks like, it's going to be a long, cold September for the Cubs. As the medical process for the Cubs' Opening Day starter plays out off the field, with their hopes for a prosperous October linked closely ...

Wolf, Astros win 8th straight, extend Cubs' skid
sports.espn.go.com 9/4/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Funk falls to five, Cubs swept by Astros | cubs.com: News
chicago.cubs.mlb.com 9/4/2008 — CHICAGO -- Ryan Dempster starting at home used to be a sure thing for the Cubs. Lately, though, wins have been hard to come by for the National League leaders, no matter who's pitching. Houston's Randy Wolf shut out Chicago, 4-0, and handed Dempster ...

What This Team Needs Is A Road Trip: Cubs 0, Astros 4
bleedcubbieblue.com 9/4/2008 — Thursday has dawned gloomy, windy and rainy in Chicago, matching the moods of all of us, I suspect, after the Cubs' fifth straight loss, 4-0 to the Astros, completing a Houston sweep, the first time the Cubs have been swept at home since the Marlins ...

Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis | cubs.com: News
chicago.cubs.mlb.com 9/4/2008 — CINCINNATI -- An MRI on Thursday revealed Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis in his right shoulder, and he is not expected to start again until the series finale in Houston on Sept. 14. Cubs manager Jim Hendry said the MRI ...

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Astros - 09/03/08 — ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Game Thread; Astros at Cubs, 8:05 p.m. EDT/7:05 CT: — A League of Her Own

Well, scratch one more Brewers pitcher off the short list of Lord candidates. Philly plays in... — Brew Crew Ball

The rest of the NL Central can go straight to hell — Bugs & Cranks

Game 140 Thread / Astros @ Cubs (3 of 3) — The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog

Tired of Tipping - Cubs 0 Astros 4 — ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Randy Wolf Pitches A Shutout To Sweep Cubs — The Astros Dugout

Astros 4, Cubs 0: What? Me Worried? — Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office

Funk falls to five, Cubs swept by Astros — Major League Baseball News 9/4/2008
Ryan Dempster's seven innings of three-run, eight-hit ball weren't enough to hold off the Astros, as the Cubs were shut down, 4-0, by Randy Wolf on Wednesday night to drop their fifth game in a row.

Cubs still in dark about Zambrano — FOXSports.com News for MLB 9/4/2008
Carlos Zambrano visited the Chicago Cubs' team orthopedist Wednesday to check out his right arm but didn't have an MRI. Zambrano left his start Tuesday night against the Houston Astros after five innings and 86 pitches, telling pitching coach Larry ...

Wolf leads hot Astros by slumping Cubs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/4/2008
Randy Wolf pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Ty Wigginton homered Thursday night as the Houston Astros won their eighth straight with a 4-0 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs, who've lost a season-high five in a row. The ...

Wolf, Wigginton send Astros to 8th straight win — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/4/2008
Randy Wolf pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Ty Wigginton homered Thursday night as the Houston Astros won their eighth straight with a 4-0 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs, who've lost a season-high five in a row.

Cry Wolf! Cubs lose season-high fifth straight — Boston.com -- Baseball News 9/4/2008
The Houston Astros have won eight straight games for the second time in less than a month. The Chicago Cubs have lost five in a row for the first time this season.

Cubs-Astros: The Streak Hits Five at the Not-So-Friendly Confines — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/4/2008
The Friendly Confines has been anything but for the Cubs on this current homestand. The team is struggling, and in the meantime, they are setting season highs in all the wrong categories, including consecutive losses (five), and they were swept at ...