Dempster Leads Cubs To 8-2 Win Over Twins

June 10, 2012 12:00 AM " MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Dempster further raised his trade value with eight shutout innings, pitching the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Sunday.

After an 18-start winless streak dating to last August 11, Dempster (2-3) won his second game this week, another gem for this Cubs team that brought the worst record in the majors into the afternoon. He scattered four singles, walked one, hit a batter and struck out six, three by Joe Mauer, to help the Cubs win for only the fifth time in their last 25 games.

Dempster lowered his ERA to 2.31, and the Twins lost for just the third time in 12 games.

Alfonso Soriano, who homered three times in the first two games of the series, hit another ball hard, a two-out double in the first inning that drove in the first run against Francisco Liriano (1-7). Left fielder Josh Willingham had trouble tracking the ball, turning back and forth in the bright sun until Soriano’s drive glanced off his glove "

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