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Lilly wins sixth straight over Astros (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ted Lilly pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Tuesday night. Lilly (7-4) allowed only three hits to beat the Astros for the sixth straight time and improve to 3-0 against them this season. Mike Fontenot hit a solo homer and Andres Blanco added a two-run double for the Cubs, who improved to 5-1 at Minute Maid Park this season.