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MLB: Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 1

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Published: Sept. 21, 2011 at 12:08 AM

CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Shawn Marcum hurled eight innings of one-run ball Tuesday and the Milwaukee Brewers cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Marcum (13-7) broke a personal two-game losing streak, limiting the Cubs to five hits while issuing no walks and striking out seven.

The right-hander bounced back from two poor starts in which he allowed 10 earned runs over 11 2/3 innings for the National League Central-leading Brewers, who reduced their magic number for clinching the division to three.

Rickie Weeks drove in a pair of runs and Nyjer Morgan went 2-for-4 with an RBI single for the Brewers, who won for only the second time in six games at Wrigley Field.

Chicago's Randy Wells (7-5) was roughed up for five runs on six hits over five innings to take the loss.

Starlin Castro knocked a solo homer for the Cubs' only run.

Topics: Rickie Weeks, Randy Wells, Starlin Castro
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