CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster pitched into the seventh inning for the win, Derrek Lee homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 Wednesday night.
Alfonso Soriano and Starlin Castro had two RBIs each for the Cubs, who won for just the seventh time in their last 19 games.
Dempster (5-5) gave up eight hits and two runs, striking out seven in 6 2-3 innings.
A’s starter Gio Gonzalez (6-5) surrendered eight hits and a season-high six runs in five innings.
