3B Aramis Ramirez tied his career high with three walks Tuesday night. Ramirez, who walked 43 times last year, has 18 walks already this year and a .413 on-base percentage.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez knows who needs to get credit for Chicago's solid start to the 2008 season. That man is Derrek Lee. "He deserves more than anybody else," Ramirez said. "He's been our best hitter. He's carried us so far. We've got a lot of guys hitting .300 and stuff, but for key hits, D-Lee's the guy so far this year."

Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI Saturday in a win over the Nationals and now has three two-hit outings in his last four games.

Ramirez goes 2-for-4 in win

Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI Wednesday in a 7-6 win over the Rockies. Ramirez now has three homers and nine RBI in his last four games. He also has a seven-game hit streak.

Aramis Ramirez and Felix Pie homered Monday night as the surging Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-1 for their 12th win in 15 games. Pie greeted reliever Jorge Sosa with a three-run homer to cap the Cubs' five-run eighth. It was the first homer for Pie, who came in batting .143 and entered as a defensive replacement in the top of the eighth, on the season and the first of his career at Wrigley Field.

Cubs 3B Aramis Ramirez homered for the second straight game when he hit a two-run homer off Mets SP John Maine in the fourth inning Monday. Ramirez finished the game 1-for-2 with two runs and one walk. He has hit safely in the last five games (8-for-17) with two homers and six RBI in that span.

For one brief moment, a smile crossed Aramis Ramirez's face when he learned the Chicago Cubs took the lead in the National League Central. Then, it disappeared. Ramirez tied a career high with four hits, including a two-run homer, in a 13-6 victory over Pittsburgh that gave Chicago its second three-game sweep of the Pirates this season. Then, he had a question: "Did St. Louis win today?" No, the Cardinals lost to San Francisco, so the Cubs took a half-game lead in the Central. Ramirez let out a smile and then it was gone. "We still got, what, 150 games to go?" he said.

Cubs' Ramirez drives in four in 13-6 route

Aramis Ramirez hit his second home run of the season in Wednesday's 15-inning win over Pittsburgh. The former Pirate third baseman had three hits and scored two runs to go along with this two run long ball. For the second consecutive game, the Cubs used seven pitchers.The Pirates also used seven after employing eight on Monday. With Rich Hill and Matt Morris locking horns in the Thursday night series finale, look for both pitchers to be more efficient with their pitch count. The arms in both bullpens could use a day off on Thursday.

Ramirez has big night as Cubs win in extras