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MLB: Chicago Cubs 6, Washington 1

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Published: Aug. 24, 2008 at 5:17 PM

CHICAGO, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Rich Harden gave up a run on two hits in seven innings Sunday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory against Washington.

The hard-throwing right-hander did not walk a batter and fanned 11 -- the sixth time this season he has struck out at least 10 batters.

Chicago scored five of its runs on homers, with Mark DeRosa's solo leading off the second, Geovany Soto hitting a two-run shot in the second and Kosuke Fukodome hitting a two-run pinch homer in the seventh.

Aramis Ramirez had one RBI and DeRosa, hitting a homer in his fourth straight contest, had two hits for the National League Central-leading Cubs, who won twice in the three-game series.

Washington's lone run scored on Austin Kearns's lead-off homer in the third.

Three others had one hit for the Nationals, who have dropped 14 of 16.

Losing pitcher Jason Bergmann (2-10) yielded four earned runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings with four walks and six strikeouts.

Topics: Mark DeRosa, Rich Harden
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