Maddux helps Padres snap Cubs' nine-game winning streak

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06/05/2008 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Giles had two doubles and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, as the San Diego Padres edged the Chicago Cubs, 2-1.

Scott Hairston added a solo home run for the Padres, who snapped their three- game slide. Kevin Kouzmanoff had the winning RBI.

Despite the no-decision, Greg Maddux was solid, going seven strong and giving up just one run on three hits while fanning four batters. Heath Bell (3-3) got the win as he pitched a perfect eighth and Trevor Hoffman earned his 12th save of the year with a scoreless ninth.

"You do what you can to keep your team in the game," Maddux said.

Ryan Theriot had two of the four hits by the Cubs, who saw their nine-game win streak come to a stop. Derrek Lee had an RBI in defeat, and Alfonso Soriano had a single and scored the lone Chicago run.

Ted Lilly (5-5) started for the Cubs and went 7 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on seven hits, while striking out eight.

"It's the best game we've pitched in a long while," Cubs manager Lou Pinella said. "Their guy also pitched well."

San Diego broke the tie in the eighth. Giles led off with a double and moved to third when Adrian Gonzalez flied out. Carlos Marmol then took over for Lilly and gave up a sac fly to Kouzmanoff.

Hoffman came in for the ninth and got Mike Fontenot and Soriano to go down swinging, but Theriot smacked a single up the middle to keep the Cubbies alive. Lee chased the third strike to make it official.

The Padres jumped on top 1-0 in the first as Hairston led off with a homer to left.

The Cubs tied it up in the fourth inning. Soriano led off with a single and stole second base, moved to third on Theriot's single and came home when Lee offered a sac fly to right.

Game Notes

Chicago last won 10 consecutive outings as part of a 12-game surge from May 19-June 2, 2001...The Cubs also fell to 5-2 against the Padres this season with Wednesday's defeat, although San Diego is 14-8 in this series since the start of the 2005 campaign...The four hits ties a season-low for Chicago.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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