Ryan Dempster had hoped to get the Cubs back on the winning track and despite striking out ten Padres, the Cubs still lost 6-3. Derrek Lee did have two hits including his 24th home run of the season but it wasn’t enough offense as Aramis Ramirez, Milton Bradley and Ryan Theriot stunk it up at the plate.

The Cubs continue to struggle as they were beaten by the Phillies 6-1 on Thursday afternoon. The Phillies pretty much dominated the series at Wrigley Field. The three game sweep for the Phillies was the first since 1984 for them at Wrigley. Will the Cubs start throwing the ball better and knocking in some runs?

The Cubs scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back as the defeated the Astros 12-0 on Wednesday. Alfonso Soriano hit a three run blast while Aramis Ramirez and Andres Blanco both hit solo shots. Randy Wells pitched eight shutout innings to pick up his seventh win of the season.

It was a long night at Wrigley Field on Monday night but in the end it was Alfonso Soriano hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the 13th innings to give the Cubs a 5-1 victory. It’s funny how things work out as Soriano was 0-4 before the grand slam. Cubs stay a half game up on the Cardinals.