News - Carlos Mármol
Reed Johnson and Geovany Soto drove in two runs each Saturday, pacing the Chicago Cubs' 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Soto's two hits were an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth and an RBI infield single in the sixth.
Jake Fox broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run home run in the 11th inning Sunday and the Chicago Cubs went on to be St. Louis 6-3 and avoid a three-game sweep. Even with the win, the Cubs are eight games back of the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild-card chase.
Drew Sutton hit a game-winning, two-run double Saturday, boosting the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. Sutton's only hit snapped a 5-5 tie with two outs in the top of the ninth. Darnell McDonald, Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen and Joey Votto also drove in runs for Cincinnati, which also got a run on a throwing error by Aramis Ramirez. The winner was Arthur Rhodes (1-1).
Aramis Ramirez had three hits and three RBI Friday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-4 win over the slumping Cincinnati Reds. The victory gave the Cubs a four-game winning streak and their fifth victory in six games. Ramirez's two-run single gave Chicago a 3-1 lead with two outs in the bottom of the third.
