The Pirates can’t seem to beat any opponent regularly except one. The Chicago Cubs, a team with a payroll that’s more than three times larger than Pittsburgh’s, is getting very tired of being the exception. Tired enough, it appears, to start making some changes.

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Pinch-hitter Bobby Crosby singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, Garrett Jones homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Monday.

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Pinch-hitter Bobby Crosby lashed an eighth-inning RBI single off Chicago relief pitcher Sean Marshall to plate Garrett Jones, lifting the Pirates to a 2-1 victory Monday at PNC Park.

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The Chicago Cubs’ Lou Piniella benched struggling Ryan Theriot.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have brought up top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner from Triple-A Iowa and placed struggling left-handed reliever John Grabow on the disabled list with left knee inflammation.

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The Chicago Cubs have brought up top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner from Triple-A Iowa and placed struggling left-handed reliever John Grabow on the disabled list with left knee inflammation.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have brought up top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner from Triple-A Iowa and placed struggling left-handed reliever John Grabow on the disabled list with left knee inflammation.

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Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny is the odd-man out of the starting rotation with the return of Carlos Zambrano on Wednesday at Pittsburgh.

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The Cubs started Mike Fontenot at second base in place of Ryan Theriot in the opening game of the three-game series in Pittsburgh.

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Right-hander Andrew Cashner, the Cubs' 2008 first-round Draft pick, came up from Triple-A Iowa on Monday.

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The Chicago Cubs placed lefty reliever John Grabow on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left knee on Monday.

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The Chicago Cubs have brought up top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner from Triple-A Iowa and placed struggling left-handed reliever John Grabow on the disabled list with left knee inflammation. The Cubs announced the moves Monday before their game at Pittsburgh.

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The Chicago Cubs today selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner from Triple-A Iowa and placed left-handed pitcher John Grabow on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee sprain.

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Chicago Cubs send John Grabow to disabled list and recall Andrew Cashner.

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Cubs send Wells to the hill in opener with Pirates

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As Chicago Cubs’ starter Carlos Silva morphs into a Cy Young candidate so far early in the 2010 season, Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry is getting more than his share of credit for pulling off that trade.

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While the Pittsburgh Pirates have had little success against nearly every team this season, there is one club they’ve routinely managed to beat. Trying to avoid losing a sixth straight game, the Pirates look to continue to frustrate the Chicago Cubs as they open a three-game series Monday at PNC Park.

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CHICAGO — Albert Pujols hit three long home runs and Adam Wainwright pitched seven impressive innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Pujols homered in the first, fifth and ninth innings for his fourth career three-homer game, and first since Sept.

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Cardinals-Cubs recap from game played on May 30, 2010

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