Chicago Cubs Watch — May 14, 2008

Despite Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the team with the worst record in baseball, the Chicago Cubs remain in first place in the National League Central Division.  

San Diego Padres pitcher Shawn Estes won his first game since September 9, 2005, battling back from a 3-0 deficit after the third inning.  Khalil Greene’s fourth inning three-run homer and Jody Gerut’s run-scoring double put the Padres ahead for the game.

The Padres are in last place in the National League West with a 15-25 record, 9.5 games behind first-place Arizona.  At 23-16, the Cubs are one game ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.  It has been a century since the Cubs won a World Series.

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