Lilly does double duty for the Cubs
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CHICAGO — Ted Lilly struck out 10 in eight innings and hit a two-run double to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Florida Marlins, 6-1, Saturday.
Ryan Theriot homered for the second consecutive day and Derrek Lee hit a solo shot for the Cubs, who won their second game in a row after losing seven of nine.
Lilly (3-2) gave up a run and five hits with no walks. Aaron Heilman struck out the side in the ninth.
Theriot, who also tripled, had gone 620 at-bats without a home run before he hit a grand slam in the Cubs’ 8-6 win Friday.
Then in his first at-bat on a windy Saturday afternoon, he lifted a 1-and-0 fastball over the left-field wall to give Chicago a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
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