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<p>Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – Aramis Ramirez belted a pair of two-run homers, and the Chicago Cubs secured back-to-back road wins for the first time since late May with a 6-4 decision over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the middle installment of a three-game series.</p>
<p>Ramirez, who came into Tuesday hitting .178, went deep off starter Barry Enright in the sixth inning and Aaron Heilman in the eighth as the Cubs posted consecutive victories for the first time since June 16-17 vs. Oakland. They hadn’t won two in a row on the road since May 22-23 against Texas.</p>
<p>Kosuke Fukudome hit a solo homer for the Cubs, who moved to 9-2 against National League West competition this season. Chicago is 28-45 against all other foes. Tuesday’s result also gave the Cubs their first series win at Chase Field since August 22-24, 2003 when the club won two of three games.</p>
<p>Carlos Silva (9-2) gave up four hits and a pair of runs over six innings to snap a four-start winless skid. He’s 5-0 on the road this season. Carlos Marmol pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his 16th save.</p>
<p>Kelly Johnson homered for the Diamondbacks, who lost their fourth in a row. Enright (1-1) was charged with seven hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings in his second major league appearance.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a>' offensive struggles have caught up to starter <span>Carlos Silva</span>, but the right-hander has reason to be encouraged given his team's performance on Monday.</p>
<p>Chicago will try to win back-to-back games and help its hurler halt a four- start winless stretch this evening in the second contest of a three-game series versus the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> at Chase Field.</p>
<p>Silva began the season by winning his first eight decisions, but has gone 0-2 over his last four starts despite a solid 3.04 earned run average. The <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a> have scored two runs or less in three of Silva's last four starts and have lost each outing.</p>
<p>The 31-year-old, who has a 2.96 ERA on the season, faced the <a href="https://www.redreporter.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Reds</a> on Thursday and pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings, yielding two runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts. However, despite his 12th quality start of the season, he got a no-decision.</p>
<p>"That wasn't easy," Silva told Chicago's website. "I had to work hard today, every inning. The good thing was I was able to get out of every inning. Unfortunately, we didn't win the game."</p>
<p>Silva is 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA in six road starts in 2010, but 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in seven games -- two starts -- lifetime versus Arizona. He faced them on May 1 at home and yielded three runs on eight hits, including a pair of homers by <span>Mark Reynolds</span> and one by <span>Justin Upton</span>, in a no-decision.</p>
<p>He'll hope his offense can back him today like they were able to do for <span>Tom Gorzelanny</span> on Monday, as <span>Geovany Soto</span> and <span>Starlin Castro</span> drove in two runs each in a 9-4 victory. It was the Cubs' fourth straight victory over the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Diamondbacks</a> and they have outscored Arizona 37-19 in that span.</p>
<p><span>Alfonso Soriano</span> added a pinch-hit, two-run homer to surpass 800 career RBI, while Gorzelanny allowed three runs over five innings.</p>
<p>Soriano and <span>Derrek Lee</span> both did not start Monday's game to rest, while third baseman <span>Aramis Ramirez</span> returned after missing two consecutive games because of an aggravated left thumb injury.</p>
<p>Arizona's <span>Ian Kennedy</span> lost his fourth straight start after allowing seven runs in 5 2/3 innings, while <span>Kelly Johnson</span> drove in two runs in defeat. The club has now dropped three in a row after winning in Kirk Gibson's managerial debut last Friday.</p>
<p>"The most frustrating part is I want these guys to feel the success for the work they put in, but the game just doesn't do that sometimes," Gibson said. "The Cubs hit some balls hard and they hit some that found holes."</p>
<p>Rookie <span>Barry Enright</span> felt nothing but success in his major league debut last Wednesday and he looks to win his second game in as many starts tonight. The 24-year-old faced the <a href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cardinals</a> and held them to a run on four hits and four walks over five innings, fanning five in a 4-2 victory.</p>
<p>"It's a surreal feeling. It was a fun time," Enright said of his debut.</p>
<p>The right-handed 2007 second-round pick out of Pepperdine joined Arizona after going 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 14 starts this year with Double-A Mobile.</p>
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