Cubs tie Royals as Marmol blows save

SURPRISE—Kansas City Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar allowed one run and five hits, walked none and struck out three in five innings in a 5-5 tie with the Cubs on Tuesday.The game was called after nine innings.Hochevar has a 1.64 ERA after three starts.Ryan Dempster gave up two runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings, the longest outing by a Cubs starter, while striking out six and walking three. He threw 93 pitches.He left with a 3-1 lead, but reliever Carlos Marmol gave up a two-run homer to Brayan Pena in the sixth.Aramis Ramirez, who had not played since March 13 because of a right triceps injury, returned as the Cubs designated hitter and went 2 for 3 with a RBI. Ramirez is hoping to play third base by Friday.Lou Piniella said if this was a regular-season game Ramirez could have played third. Andres Blanco’s RBI single in the ninth gave the Cubs a 5-4 lead.The Royals tied it in the bottom of the inning when Alberto Callaspo’s single scored Chris Getz, who led off the ninth with a single. Callaspo, who is hitting .475, also tripled and scored on Billy Butler’s sacrifice fly in the sixth.Soriano went 0 for 3 to snap his seven-game hitting streak.