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Ramirez's offense not enough as Cubs fall to Nationals

Associated Press

Thursday, August 27, 2009

CHICAGO -- Already in trouble before what they considered a crucial homestand, the Chicago Cubs promptly dropped two of three to the worst team in the major leagues. "There's only 30-some-odd games left and we're in a big hole, so you can't afford to lose games like this," Derrek Lee said after Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals. "It's been a difficult month. We're not very good right now. We're finding ways to lose rather than finding ways to win." This time, they fell behind 5 ...

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