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Lee's two-run homer powers Lilly, Cubs past Astros

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

CHICAGO -- Ted Lilly spoiled Aaron Boone's dream of a storybook return to the major leagues, and the Chicago Cubs left-hander was plenty tough on Boone's Houston Astros teammates, too. Just a little more than five months after open-heart surgery, Boone played first base in the Astros' 2-0 loss to Lilly's Cubs. Boone went 0-for-3, with his drive to left in the fifth inning getting caught at the warning track. "[Homering] would have been a fun way to come back but it wasn't in the cards today, s ...

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