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azcentral.com - 5/12/2008
Pen fails, Cubs sweep D-Backs
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CHICAGO - When the Diamondbacks arrived in town last week, Chicago was a place they could associate with warm and fuzzy memories, like the turnaround of their 2007 season and their division series sweep of the Cubs. Their first visit back wasn't nearly so enjoyable. The Cubs rallied in the late innings Sunday afternoon for the second day in a row to beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 and complete a ...

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Pen fails, Cubs sweep D-Backs
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Pen fails, Cubs sweep D-Backs The Diamondbacks bullpen handed over a late-inning lead for the second day in a row as the Chicago Cubs rallied for two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth to complete a three-game sweep with a 6-4 win on Sunday at a cold and windy Wrigley Field. Some regression to the mean was expected for this bullpen, but does it have to come all in one weekend? (AZ pen gave up 11 ER in the 3 game series)

Rest o' the League Round-Up: Volume II, Issue IV
Yankees Chick — ... NL West What happened to the hot race? Arizona: Not as good against good teams, eh? Los Angeles: Painful loss after 7+ no-hit innings by Kuroda. Such a bust. San Francisco: Barry Baked Ziti's picture here syncs up well with his stats Colorado: 2 no-no's for AAA Sky Sox - wowza! San Diego: Congratulations, Maddux! (I was ...

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