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Garza (4-7) tossed his seventh career complete game in the loss, the Cubs' fourth in six games. Garza had a no-hitter through five innings and ended up yielding one run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven.

The Cubs grounded into double plays in their opening three at-bats, providing little help offensively as Garza strolled through the first five frames.

Gavin Floyd toes the rubber today for the White Sox, aiming to stop a four- start winless stretch. The right-hander limited the Rockies to six hits and a pair of runs over seven innings in a no-decision. His last victory came June 1 at Boston.

Floyd, who has not walked more than three batters in 43 straight starts, the longest streak by a Sox starter since Mark Buehrle in 2008, is 0-2 in three career games vs. the Cubs.

The White Sox hold a 45-38 lead in this all-time interleague series.

There hasn't been four straight shutouts thrown by one pitcher since the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser had five in a row in 1988.

All told, Lee has surrendered just one earned run over his last five outings a span of 42 innings, which has lowered his ERA to 2.66 this season. He hasn't lost since May 31 at Washington. Lee is 2-4 with a 3.81 ERA in nine lifetime starts against the Blue Jays.

Roy Halladay beat his former team on Saturday in Philadelphia's 5-3 win. Chase Utley hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning.

After spending his first dozen big league seasons in Toronto, Halladay was dealt to the Phillies in December 2009, and in his first game back the crowd of 44,078 gave the two-time Cy Young Award winner a standing ovation.

"They've been great to me here, the organization and the fans. To come back and have them recognize you ... it was great," Halladay said stoically. "It was a cool experience, something I will never forget. I definitely appreciate it."

Jose Bautista hit his 26th homer of the season in defeat for the frustrated Blue Jays. Reliever Jon Rauch and manager John Farrell were both ejected after Utley scored on Shane Victorino's single in the ninth inning.

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•    On this day 30 years ago the Cubs traded Ivan DeJesus to the Phillies in exchange for Larry Bowa and a fella named Ryne Sandberg

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•    Nayem lee 9 sa3at XP w ba3ad 2by 2r8Eed

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•    Doing some early work, Bounce back day! 2 Plays added - One Double Dime Underdog Play - have that team on the ML as well!

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•    "Hood nigga eat chicken from cubs" lmfao

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•    Reg is on the ZONE ... 2 Shutouts in a row!!!! #HockeyHot

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•    Broad getting better with the bat every innings he plays! Monty & Swann tearing through Pakistan in double quick time! #PakvEng #cricket

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•    A male body double was used to film Cheryl Ferguson's eastender scenes! She plays Heather Trott!

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•    *starts repping Colorado*

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•    Poor Matt

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•    At a loft in LA it's so nice I love it.. My new spot!! ;)

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•    Para mi amigo Matt ha sido muy fácil la carrera de Antropología en México. Es como un juego... Lo llama 'Matt at ENAH'.

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