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Hill looks to give Cubs an edge
Chicago (18-19) at New York (24-14), 6:10 p.m. CT

Rich Hill will take the mound Wednesday in Game 3 of the Cubs' four-game series at Shea Stadium against the New York Mets.

In his last start Friday against Philadelphia, Hill retired 11 of the first 13 batters he faced. He needed only six pitches to get through the third inning. But the lefty got into a mess in the fourth when he walked Aaron Rowand to start the inning and hit Chase Utley on an 0-2 pitch to set up Pat Burrell. Burrell belted a three-run homer and later added a two-run shot.

"That was pretty much it right there, just a few pitches got away from me and I put guys on; it was an unfortunate outcome," Hill said after the game. "The first [Burrell homer], I thought was a pretty good pitch. The second one, I just got over the plate.

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