Ryan Dempster pitched a five-hit shutout Tuesday to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dempster (11-8) walked two and struck out six in recording his 10th career complete game and third career shutout.

Derrek Lee homered and Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings Monday to propel the Chicago Cubs in a 2-0 win over Milwaukee. Dempster (10-8), who took a no-hitter into the fifth, gave up just four hits and walking one for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven games. Aramis Ramirez had a pair of hits for Chicago. Jeff Suppan (6-10) gave up one run on three hits with four walks in seven innings to take the loss.

Ryan Dempster held the Los Angeles Dodgers to a run and three hits in seven innings Sunday, helping the Chicago Cubs avert a four-game sweep with a 3-1 victory. Dempster (7-7) threw 101 pitches with a walk and five strikeouts. Closer Carlos Marmol earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth. Jake Fox had four hits -- one a solo homer -- and two RBI.

Ryan Dempster hurled seven scoreless innings Saturday when the Chicago Cubs recorded a 7-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dempster (4-3) yielded just three hits in 99 pitches with one walk and five strikeouts.

Right-handed pitcher Ryan Dempster has signed a four-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, the National League team said Tuesday. Terms of the deal weren't released but the Chicago Sun-Times reported Dempster's new contract is worth about $52 million. Dempster was made a starter last season after five years as a reliever and responded with a 17-6 record and 2.96 earned run average over 33 starts.