Article: MLB Roundup; Cubs maintain NL Central lead

The television screens went blank, and the Chicago Cubs went out and won.

Sammy Sosa tied Mickey Mantle for 10th place on the career home run list Wednesday night, and Shawn Estes pitched a four-hit shutout as the visiting Cubs beat the Reds 8-0 and preserved their one-game lead in the NL Central.

"You want to play in October, you've got to win," said Sosa, who started the decisive rally with his 536th career homer. "We don't have that much room."

Before the first pitch, Cubs players were engrossed in the bank of television sets in the visitors' clubhouse. They muttered curses when second-place Houston rallied for a 2-1 victory over San Francisco, meaning Chicago would have to win again to ...

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