8/13/08 @ Atlanta; W 8-0; (73-47)

The Cubs took the second game of the double header in easy fashion. Do you know the last time the Cubs swept a double header on the road? Go ahead...say it...1908! Yes, every time we look at the record books, the Cubs seem to be matching events from one hundred years ago.

This one started even better than the first game. While the Cubs jumped out to 4-0 leads in both, it only took one inning this game to get to that mark. Even better than that, Kosuke Fukudome drove in two runs with a single in the first inning. That was his first hit in five games. He added another hit later and hopefully will start working his way out of the slump.

Rich Harden threw two hit ball through five innings. He even worked himself out of a self made jam in the third. With two outs he walked three consecutive Braves to load the bases. But he induced a Casey Kotchman groundout to end the inning with no damage. He picked up just his second win in a Chicago uniform while blanking his opponent for the second time in his six starts.

The Cubs added some unnecessary insurance in the ninth, scoring three runs off the Braves bullpen. Aramis Ramirez and Ryan Theriot each had two hits in each game to lead the way for Chicago. Geovony Soto managed three hits in just the one game he played. Soto, Ramirez, and Edmonds were the big run producers on the day, combining for ten rbis.

The Cubs maintain a 3.5 game lead over the surging Brewers at this point. Milwaukee has won eight in a row and ten of twelve since being swept by the Cubs. Chicago has won eight out of eleven in that same stretch, preventing the Brewers from getting any closer.

The sweep also guarantees another series win for Chicago, keeping them perfect in the month of August. They will send Ted Lilly to the mound in the final game of the series and try for the sweep before heading down to Florida.