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Zambrano nearly hits for cycle in win (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Carlos Zambrano fell a triple shy of the cycle and pitched seven sharp innings, and the Chicago Cubs routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-3 on Tuesday night. Alfonso Soriano and Mike Fontenot also homered for the Cubs, who won for only the second time in seven games. Zambrano is a career .235 hitter who opened the season 0 for 9.