Monday, March 5, 2012

Dempster's pitching leads Cubs past Cards, 6-2

Ryan Dempster earned his 13th win and the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 6-2 in a National League game in which Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter left with another injury on Sunday.

Ronny Cedeno's double capped a five-run sixth inning for the Cubs. Carpenter, making his third start since opening day last year, left the game during the inning with a strained right triceps. The 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner underwent elbow ligament replacement surgery in July 2007.

Carpenter (0-1) pitched 5 1-3 innings, allowing six hits and four runs, two earned.

Closer-turned-starter Dempster (13-5), now 11-2 at Wrigley Field this season, allowed six hits and two …

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