Lee's 2 HRs For Cubs Put Pirates Into Record Book

PITTSBURGH, Sep. 7, 2009
Lee's 2 HRs For Cubs Put Pirates Into Record Book
Lee's 2 HRs Lead Cubs Past Pittsburgh 4-2, Assuring Pirates Of 17th Straight Losing Season

(AP) The Chicago Cubs assured the Pittsburgh Pirates of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season, getting two homers from Derrek Lee and an effective start from Ted Lilly while winning 4-2 on Monday.

By losing their 10th in 11 games, the Pirates will finish below .500, just as they have every season since 1993. The string of losing seasons is a major league record and the longest for any team in the four major North American pro team sports. Only the Phillies (1933-48) have had as many as 16 losing seasons in a row.

Lee hit his 30th homer into the center field shrubbery with two out in the first, then hit his 31st two innings later after Ryan Theriot's two-out single.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/07/ap/sportsline/main5292053.shtml