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Maddux says farewell to Cubs in style
AFP, CHICAGO
Monday, Jul 31, 2006, Page 20
Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, making perhaps his final start for the Cubs at Wrigley Field, made it quite a farewell.
Maddux's outstanding performance helped the Cubs continue their domination of the St Louis Cardinals with a 4-2 victory.
The subject of numerous trade rumors, Maddux is likely to be dealt by the fifth-place Cubs before baseball's trade deadline today.
The scouts in attendance certainly had to be impressed with what they saw on Saturday as the four-time Cy Young Award winner enjoyed one of his finest starts of the season.
The 40-year-old righthander allowed only one run and five hits in six-plus innings en route to posting consecutive wins for the first time since April. He struck out six and did not issue a walk, throwing 63 of 84 pitches for strikes.
"I felt pretty good on the mound and the team played a good game behind me," said Maddux, who tied John Clarkson (327) for 11th place on the all-time wins list.
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