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Strange things that happened today:

1. Tony Campana was caught stealing for the first time.
2. He also walked. Twice.
3. Jerry Hairston missed hitting for the cycle by a double.
4. Jerry Hairston hit a home run. Matt Kemp did not.
5. Joe Mather hit a home run – to the opposite field.
6. The bullpen didn’t blow a lead (though not for lack of trying).
7. Yes, it’s true: the Cubs actually won!

Not at all strange things that happened today:

1. Matt Kemp hit an RBI triple.
2. Kerry Wood was depressingly bad and gave up two runs.
3. Tony Campana dove for a ball and managed to deflect it for extra bases.
4. Rafael Dolis closed the game and scared the crap out of everybody.
5. He also had to face an extra batter because of a blown call by the home plate umpire.

All told, today’s game was pretty promising. There was some late-inning excitement, even without Carlos Marmol closing; but the Cubs maintained a respectable lead through seven innings after getting on the board in the first, finishing with a 5-4 victory over Los Angeles.

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