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Anthony Rizzo's controversial slide overshadows Cubs' 7-0 victory against Pirates

PITTSBURGH - Mike Montgomery provided the Cubs with an invigorating performance in place of Yu Darvish on Monday, but it was overshadowed by the latest controversy in the contentious Cubs-Pirates rivalry.

Most of the talk after the Cubs' 7-0 victory against the Pirates centered on Anthony Rizzo's hard slide at home plate in

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