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Game One Hundred Sixty - Cubs 5 Diamondbacks 0 WP - Randy Wells (12-10) LP - Daniel Cabrera (0-6) Save - None Randy Wells finished his rookie campaign with one of his better starts of the year on Saturday afternoon. Wells struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed only three hits in seven shutout innings. Wells gave up a leadoff double to Stephen Drew in the first inning then sat down the next 14 batters he faced until a two-out single in the fifth by Eric Byrnes. Wells picked up his 12th win of the year in 27 starts. Esmailin Caridad pitched a perfect eighth and Carlos Marmol struck out two of the three batters he faced in the ninth to preserve the shutout. A day after the Diamondbacks put a 12-spot on the board against Cubs' pitching they were shutout in the last Saturday afternoon game at Wrigley Field this season. Reed Johnson (1-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI) broke up the scoreless game with his second triple of the season in the fourth in...
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