The Chicago Cubs couldn’t score in the first eight innings, but they were able to push across a run in the ninth inning to tie the game, and then another run in the tenth inning as they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 at Wrigley Field.

Geovany Soto hit a sacrafice fly to right field with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning to tie the game.  Mike Fontenot then hit a double in the tenth inning, and Alfonso Soriano signled to left field to score Fontentot for the winning run.  Now that was a great comeback for the Cubs as they swept the Dodgers in the three game series.

Starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano got a no decision on the game.  Zambrano was a little wild but did pitch eight innings.  He allowed six hits, one run, four walks, and struckout three batters.

Jose Ascanio pitched a scoreless ninth inning before Bob Howry ended up picking up the win as he pitched the tenth inning.  Howry is now 1-2 on the season.

The Cubs will now play the Colorado Rockies in a four game series starting on Thursday.

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster made one mistake on Tusday and that was all it took for the Houston Astros to beat the Cubs by the score of 4-2.  Dempster gave up a grand slam to Hunter Pence in the bottom of the fourth inning and that was all the Astros needed.

Dempster is now 5-2 on the season after taking the loss.  Dempster did throw six innings as he wasn’t pitching that bad he only made that one mistake.  Jose Ascanio who was just called up threw two scoreless innings in relief.  Ascanio was called up after Chad Fox was sent to the disabled list.

Aramis Ramirez had both rbi’s for the Cubs as he hit a two run home run in the fouth inning.  That was all the Cubs could get in the juice box which was kind of suprising.

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Sean Gallagher and Jose Ascanio have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa by the Chicago Cubs.

Gallagher has been rumored to be included in the Brian Roberts trade that has never happened, and had hoped to make the team as a long reliver or starter but he is so far down on the depth chart right now that isn’t going to happen.  I can see Gallagher getting a callup once something is done with Ryan Dempster or Jason Marquis.

Josh Kroeger was also sent to the minor league camp.