Chicks may dig the long ball, but the first two games of the Cubs-Dodgers serious have been all about pitching.  In Thursday’s matchup, Randy Wolff out-dueled Cubs rookie Randy Wells in a game the Dodgers won 2-1.  Although he got the L, Wells pitched a very good game, scattering eight hits, two earned runs, one BB and striking out seven.  Wells ERA stands at 1.80 for the year.

The Cubs only run on Thursday came courtesy of a Bobby Scales eighth inning solo HR.  Scales was recalled from Iowa on Thursday after being sent down on Wednesday.

The Cubs returned the favor on Friday beating the Dodgers 2-1 behind Ted Lilly’s seven inning, four hit performance.  Lilly gave up one earned run, while walking three and striking out five.  The Dodgers lone run came on a fifth inning HR by Matt Kemp.

The Cubs will try to continue their winning ways and strong pitching on Saturday as dinged-up Ryan Dempster takes on Lefty Eric Stults in an afternoon affair at Wrigley.