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Article: Carlos Zambrano pitches, hits Cubs past Padres
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- May 13, 2008
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Carlos Zambrano didn't let the chilly mid-May temperatures affect him on the mound, or at the plate. Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and had two hits on a 41-degree night, leading the Chicago Cubs past the San Diego Padres 12-3 on Monday night.
"It's OK for me. I'm from Alaska," Zambrano said, drawing laughs. "No, it's tough man, especially for me. I'm from South America, Venezuela. It is not this cold. Not even close."
Pitching with an extra day's rest after his start Sunday was scratched because of rainy conditions, Zambrano (6-1) allowed six hits and three runs in seven innings.
"As a starting pitcher," he said, "don't worry ...