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The Cubs came out of the gate hot in 2006, but an injury to All-Star first baseman Derrek Lee sent the team into a tailspin of historic proportions. In early May, the team set a franchise record for offensive futility by scoring only 13 runs in 11 games. On two separate occasions within a month, the Cubs tied a Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals tikets team record by allowing 8 home runs in a single game. On July 16, the Cubs had a 5-2 lead over the Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals tikets National League record leading New York Mets before giving up an 11 run rally to them in the sixth inning, 8 of which were scored on grand slams by Cliff Floyd and Carlos Beltran, the first time the Cubs have ever Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals tikets given up two grand slams in a single inning. The 11 runs were the largest amount of runs ever scored in a Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals tikets single inning by a Mets team. The Cubs finished the season 66-96; they have now decreased their win total each year by at least 10 each year beginning in 2004.