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Cubs take their swings against Lohse at Busch

Jun 4, 2011 - 2:45 PM

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(Sports Network) - Kyle Lohse goes after his fourth consecutive victory this afternoon when the Cardinals host the Cubs in a National League Central grudge match.

Lohse, who hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last five starts, is 3-0 over his last four outings, and hasn't lost since May 7 against the Brewers. Most recently, he pitched at Colorado and limited the Rockies to a pair of runs over six innings.

Lohse is 1-4 with a 6.52 ERA in 10 lifetime starts vs. the Cubs.

Randy Wells makes just his third start of the season for Chicago. The righty came off the DL in his last start vs. Pittsburgh and allowed five runs in a 10-0 loss. He's 2-2 with a 3.91 in five games all-time against the Cardinals.

Last night, Lance Berkman belted a three-run homer and Albert Pujols smashed a two-run shot, and Jaime Garcia bounced back from a rough start to pitch eight solid innings in St. Louis' 6-1 victory.

Garcia (6-1) was coming off a horrid 3 1/3-inning outing at Colorado, in which he allowed 11 hits and 11 earned runs. The lefty followed that up by yielding just four hits to the Cubs and fanning eight batters.

"[Garcia] had command of all his pitches. He didn't throw many balls in the middle of the plate and had a lot of different variations," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "He was outstanding."

Ryan Dempster (4-5) was pounded for eight hits and six runs over five innings to have his three-decision winning streak snapped.

The Cubs, who totaled five hits, suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.

Ryan Theriot extended his career-best hitting streak to 17 games for Chicago.

St. Louis is 3-1 this season against the Cubs.






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