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The Associated Press, Jul 6, 2008
Aramis Ramirez had two hits and three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs rebounded from a final-inning loss to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 on Sunday. Geovany Soto hit his 15th homer and Derrek Lee had three hits and an RBI for the NL Central leaders, who took two of three from the second-place Cardinals and won for only the fourth time in 11 games overall. ...More
 •  Cubs roll in rubber game Jul 6 (The Galesburg Register-Mail)*
 • Bosox, Cubs each put 7 players on All-Star rosters - Jul 6 (AP)
 • Marshall, Ramirez lead Cubs to 7-1 win - Jul 6 (AP)
 •  Cubs, Red Sox each get 7 All-Stars Jul 6 (The Pantagraph)*
 • Cubs boast three All-Star starters - Jul 6 (PA SportsTicker)
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Cubs Team Report Jul 5, 2008

Left fielder Reed Johnson led off for the second straight game Friday, and manager Lou Piniella said the experiment to bat right fielder Kosuke Fukudome first is all but over.

Piniella reasons that when left fielder Alfonso Soriano comes off the disabled list after his broken left hand heals, he'll bat first.

At that time, Piniella plans to bat Fukudome second, at least to begin. So why not get him used to it now?

"There's no sense in leading him (Fukudome) off, and Soriano comes in, and all of a sudden he's in the 2-hole," Piniella said. "So we'll put him in the 2-hole now and let him acclimate himself."

Fukudome opened the season as the Cubs' No. 5 hitter. He may yet end up back there, but Piniella said as far back as last winter that the patient hitter ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 S. Eyre RP Jun 28, 2008 15-day Strained left groin
 A. Soriano LF Jun 12, 2008 15-day Broken left ring finger - out 4-6 weeks
 C. Fox RP May 19, 2008 15-day Ulnar neuritis, right arm
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ST. LOUIS - JULY 6:  Joe Mather #62 of the St. Louis Cardinals watches a home run leave the park against the Chicago Cubs on July 6, 2008 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cubs beat the Cards 7-1.  (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
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ST. LOUIS - JULY 6:  Geovany Soto #18 of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 6, 2008 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cubs beat the Cards 7-1.  (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
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ST. LOUIS - JULY 6:  Starting pitcher Todd Wellemeyer #37 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws against the Chicago Cubs on July 6, 2008 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cubs beat the Cards 7-1.  (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
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ST. LOUIS - JULY 6:  Daryle Ward #33 of the Chicago Cubs slides into second base against Cesar Izturis #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals on July 6, 2008 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Cubs beat the Cards 7-1.  (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
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 NL Central Standings
W L Pct GB 
 Chi Cubs 53 36 .596 -- 
 Milwaukee 49 39 .557 3.5 
 St. Louis 50 40 .556 3.5 
 Cincinnati 43 47 .478 10.5 
 Houston 41 48 .461 12.0 
 Pittsburgh 40 47 .460 12.0 
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Aramis Ramírez - Chicago CubsA. Ramírez
#16, Third Base
Leads team with 57 RBIs
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGR. Theriot.308 
 HRD. Lee15 
 RBIA. Ramírez57 
 RD. Lee59 
 SBR. Theriot15 
 WT. Lilly
 SVK. Wood22 
 IPT. Lilly112.2 
 ERAC. Zambrano2.96 
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 Last Five Games
 Wed, Jul 2at San FranciscoW 6-5 
 Thu, Jul 3at San FranciscoL 3-8 
 Fri, Jul 4at St. LouisW 2-1 
 Sat, Jul 5at St. LouisL 4-5 
 Sun, Jul 6at St. LouisW 7-1 
 Next Five Games
 Tue, Jul 8Cincinnati20:05 
 Wed, Jul 9Cincinnati20:05 
 Thu, Jul 10Cincinnati14:20 
 Fri, Jul 11San Francisco14:20 
 Sat, Jul 12San Francisco13:05 
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