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| Dempster Earns 100th Win as Cubs Defeat Brewers |
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Ryan Dempster struck out eight in seven crisp innings, earning his 100th career win and helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Saturday night.
Xavier Nady homered for Chicago, which got an outstanding outing from Carlos Zambrano in a 4-0 victory in the series opener Friday night.
Dempster (13-10) allowed three hits and walked two, improving to 15-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 22 career starts against the Brewers. The right-hander retired 21 of the first 26 batters on his way to his 50th victory with Chicago.
Randy Wolf (11-11) pitched eight innings for Milwaukee, yielding four hits and one walk. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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