Found September 20, 2009 on Chicago Cubs Online:
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Game One Hundred Forty-Eight: Cubs (75-72) vs. Cardinals (87-62) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Carlos Zambrano (8-6, 3.94/1.43) vs. Adam Wainwright (18-8, 2.59/1.21) One year ago today Kerry Wood retired Aaron Miles on a fly out to Jim Edmonds. The Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-4 behind Ted Lilly and won their second straight division title ... The Cubs will try to avoid another five-game losing streak behind Carlos Zambrano tonight ... and it will be a tall task with Adam Wainwright taking the hill for the Cardinals. St. Louis reduced their magic number to four games Saturday afternoon with another walk-off win against the Cubs. Lou Piniella's crew is 5-10 against the Redbirds this season. The Cubs have won only one victory in the first eight games in St. Louis this year (1-7). Tonight will be the first time...
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