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Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday.
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Projo Sox Blog —
... for the Cubs, because "Wouldn't it be just like the Cubs to put together arguably their best team ever and have it lose the World Series to a White Sox team that had been picked for third place or worse? More to the point, wouldn't it be just like the White Sox once again to outplay their crosstown neighbors with the bigger fan base, superior resources and historic ballpark?"
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Cubs sweep Pirates with shutout —
Major League Baseball News 8/27/2008
Starters Jason Marquis and Zach Duke moved swiftly through the first six innings, giving up no runs and 10 hits combined. But in the seventh, the Cubs struck first blood on their way to a 2-0 win and a three-game sweep over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Marquis leads Cubs' sweep of Pirates —
chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/27/2008
Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday.
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No doubt about it? —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 8/28/2008
It was early September, and the Cubs led the Pittsburgh Pirates with two out in the top of the ninth inning. Closer Phil Regan had a two-strike count on Willie Stargell, and the wind was blowing in. In the next few seconds, Stargell turned on a pitch ...
Marquis Tosses 7 Innings as Cubs Sweep Pirates —
Wash Post MLB 8/27/2008
PITTSBURGH -- Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Chicago Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday.
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