Wood Homers, Pitches Cubs Past Dodgers 2-0
Posted on: Saturday, 14 August 2004, 06:00 CDT
CHICAGO - Kerry Wood homered and allowed four hits in eight innings, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 Saturday.
Wood (7-5) struck out seven and walked three as Chicago won for just the third time in eight games. He hit his seventh homer in 305 career at-bats in the third inning off Kazuhisa Ishii (11-6), a drive into the left-field bleachers against a 15 mph wind.
Chicago added a run in the fifth when Michael Barrett tripled leading off and scored on Corey Patterson's two-out single.
Mike Remlinger finished with a one-hit ninth for his first save since Aug. 22, 2001, for Atlanta against San Diego.
Ishii, starting because Brad Penny has an injured right biceps, gave up six hits in seven innings. Los Angeles, the NL West leader, had won eight off 11.
Wood got out of trouble in the second inning after David Ross doubled with two outs and Alex Cora held at third. Ishii ending the inning with a groundout, starting a streak of eight straight batters retired for Wood.
Pinch-hitter Jason Grabowski walked with one out in the eighth and Cesar Izturis singled, but Steve Finley grounded out and, after Milton Bradley loaded the bases with a walk, Adrian Beltre struck out when he wasn't able to check his swing on Wood's slider.
Notes:@ Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez missed the game to rest his sore right groin. He left Thursday's game against the Padres after four innings and sat out Friday. He is day to day. ... Cubs closer LaTroy Hawkins sat out the second game of a three-game suspension. ... The Dodgers are uncertain whether Penny will start on Thursday against Atlanta. "The thought of him missing or making a second start is definitely up in the air," manager Jim Tracy said. ... Cubs SS Nomar Garciaparra started a nice 6-4-3 double play in the sixth with a nice pick on Beltre's hard grounder. ... Chicago has five shutouts this season; Los Angeles was blanked for the eighth time.
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