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The big matchup between Big Z and the Big Unit never materialized. Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied again to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 Sunday after the anticipated showdown between Carlos Zambrano and Randy Johnson got wiped out.

Forget about the big matchup between Big Z and the Big Unit. The Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks held Carlos Zambrano and Randy Johnson out of Sunday’s game because of heavy rain, strong winds and temperatures in the 40s in Chicago. Instead, the Cubs’ Sean Gallagher was to make his first start of the season, with Edgar Gonzalez taking the mound for the Diamondbacks, who were trying to avoid a…

Alfonso Soriano played like his old self Saturday. The Chicago Cubs star had four hits, including a go-ahead double in a six-run seventh inning, and showed some flair on the bases to help the Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2. Kosuke Fukudome’s first homer since opening day capped the seventh-inning rally as the Cubs won their second straight against the team that swept them in the first round…

Freddy Sanchez lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to another dramatic win with a ninth-inning RBI single. Rickie Weeks stopped Milwaukee’s six-game losing with a big hit of his own in the Brewers’ last at-bat. And Jimmy Rollins stole the spotlight from both of them with a triumphant return from the disabled list.

Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time. Instead of throwing a tantrum on the mound, Lilly led the Chicago Cubs over Arizona 3-1 Friday in the first meeting between the teams since the Diamondbacks’ first-round sweep in last year’s playoffs.

Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was named the National League Rookie of the Month for April on Friday.

Dear Chicago Cubs , I am asking you to please consider a new rule at the corner of Clark and Addison: Unless…

The Chicago Cubs activated left-handed reliever Scott Eyre from the 15-day disabled list Friday and optioned left-handed pitcher Sean Marshall to Triple-A Iowa. Eyre has missed the first 34 games this season with left elbow inflammation. He said Friday he has been taking medication for arthritis in the joint.

The Chicago Cubs activated lefthander reliever Scott Eyre from the disabled list on Friday prior to the opener of a weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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