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Cubs eye winning streak against BrewersBaseball Betting Lines04/14/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Randy Wells will try to follow up an excellent season debut from last week when he takes this hill this afternoon for the Chicago Cubs in the continuation of a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers from Wrigley Field. Wells went 12-10 with a 3.05 earned run average as a rookie last year and he carried over that success last Thursday versus the Braves. The 27-year-old righty hurled six scoreless innings in a 2-0 victory, working around six hits and two walks while getting three double plays. "There were a couple innings I got out of whack and got runners on. I let the game get a little too fast for me," said Wells, who is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA in his career versus the Brewers. "But the sinker was sinking just enough and I was able to keep them off the fastball with the changeup." Wells will try to pitch the Cubs to consecutive victories for the first time this season after they took Monday's home opener, 9-5, over the Brewers. Xavier Nady, Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker all homered in the victory for a Chicago team that had been held to two runs or less in three of its first six games. Ryan Dempster got the win despite allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks over 6 1/3 innings. "It's awesome. It really is," Dempster said about the win. "It's great for our city, great for our fans, for our owners and for us as players. Anytime you win a game, it's not easy to do." Derrek Lee had two hits and scored twice before exiting in the fourth inning due to inflammation of his right thumb. The first baseman is day-to-day. "[Lee] hit a ball that jarred his finger a little bit so we got him out of the ballgame," Cubs manager Lou Piniella told Chicago's Web site. "He had some swelling in it." Ryan Braun drove in four runs, including a three-run homer for the Brewers, who have lost three of their last four. Corey Hart also drove in a run, but starter Doug Davis was tagged for six runs over 3 1/3 innings. "It's going to take a couple of good, quality starts to get back in it," Davis told Milwaukee's Web site. "I'm hoping to redeem myself in my next couple of starts." Dave Bush will try to get the Brewers back on track this afternoon. He faced the Cardinals on Friday and got a no-decision because of a blown save by closer Trevor Hoffman. The right-handed Bush yielded three runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out six. The 30-year-old is 2-8 with a 5.13 ERA lifetime versus Chicago, going 1-1 with a 6.20 ERA in four starts against the club last year. The Cubs won 10 of 17 versus the Brewers last year, including five of eight at home.
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