The season-ending series between NL Central clubs marks the first meeting of 100-loss team in the majors since 1962, when the Cubs played the New York Mets.
Houston (55-106) threw its third straight shutout and won for the fifth time in six games. The Astros have already matched last year’s franchise-worst loss total with one game left. "
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... most of the season, Bud Norris and the last-place Houston Astros have a chance to finish on a positive note. Norris pitched six shutout innings, Jason Castro homered and the Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 Tuesday night in a matchup of 100-loss teams.
Read more"Deja vu," Sveum said after the Cubs were blanked for a second straight game. "It's kind of typifying the whole season, these last two nights swinging the bats." Bud Norris pitched six shutout innings, Jason Castro homered and the Houston Astros beat ...
Read moreASTROS 3, CUBS 0. CHICAGO — Bud Norris pitched six shutout innings, Jason Castro homered and the Astros beat the Cubs in a matchup of 100-loss teams. The season-ending series between NL Central clubs marks the first meeting of 100-loss team in ...
Read moreIt occurred to me during the Cubs' 3-0 loss to the Astros, their 100th defeat of 2012, that you'd have to be about my age to have clear memories of the last Cubs 100-loss season (1966), and that at least 90 percent of the "crowd" in attendance probably ...
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