A tight hip nearly kept Ryan Dempster from taking the mound. Instead, he held a tight grip on the Cincinnati Reds offense to end the Chicago Cubs' eight-game losing streak. Carlos Pena and Aramis Ramirez hit homers on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning to back Dempster's pitching as the Cubs beat the Reds 4-1 on Wednesday. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310608117&teams=chicago-cubs-vs-cincinnati-reds
