Result: Cubs 5, Reds 1. The Cubs improved to 55-36, 4.5 games ahead of St. Louis and 5 games above Milwaukee in the NL Central. Both the Cards and Brewers lost on Wednesday. The Cubs have the best record in the National League and are 35-10 at Wrigley Field.
What happened: Carlos Zambrano allowed just a second-inning solo homer to Adam Dunn in 8 innings of sterling work. He left the game having retired 20 straight Reds. Aramis Ramirez gave the Cubs the lead with a home run in the 6th off Johnny Cueto, who was very sharp. Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Ramirez all added RBI hits as the Cubs padded their lead with three runs in the 7th.
It was over when: Kerry Wood got Brandon Phillips to foul out with the bases loaded in the 9th. With Zambrano in a groove, and Carlos Marmol retiring the first two in the 9th, the 5-1 lead looked rock solid. But Marmol lost his control again, loading the bases on an infield hit and two walks.
Up next: Reds-Cubs at 1:20 today at Wrigley. Cubs go for the sweep with Ted Lilly facing Bronson Arroyo.
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