Wood, Cubs sweep Astros

5:48 PM, Jul 1, 2012   |    comments
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Travis Wood pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs finished off a three-game sweep, beating the Houston Astros by a 3-0 count at Wrigley Field.

Wood (3-3) remained on fire in July, holding Houston to three hits. The left- hander struck out four and did not walk any, continuing his hot hand after posting a 2.27 earned run average in June.

Wood even scored the winning run, breaking a scoreless tie in the sixth after leading off the frame with a double.

Wandy Rodriguez (6-6) was a hard-luck loser for the Astros, allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings. He struck out three and walked just one but Houston dropped its fourth straight overall.

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