CHICAGO � Just when the Chicago Cubs figured they were getting healthy, a freak accident landed right-hander Ryan Dempster on the disabled list with a fracture of his big right toe.

Dempster was climbing over the dugout railing to go on the field and celebrate Sunday�s victory over the Milwaukee Brewers when he caught his back leg on the railing and landed hard, injuring his right foot. An X-ray taken Tuesday revealed the non-displaced fracture.
Dempster had been scheduled to pitch Tuesday night against Atlanta and said he hoped he would only miss three starts, including one after the All-Star break.
But manager Lou Piniella said that was an optimistic view and that after talking with trainer Mark O�Neal, Dempster could miss up to three weeks and maybe a month.
�I was coming out of the dugout, stepping over the top of the railing there, sitting up on the ledge, and caught my left foot on the rail as I was coming over and it spun me around and slammed me into the ground,� Dempster said.
�When I did it, I thought I just ripped my nail back on my foot. ... My foot I guess just the way it hit came down straight into the ground.�
Dempster had planned to numb up his toe and make the start Tuesday, but decided to get an X-ray to make sure everything was OK.
�You never want to do anything like this,� said Dempster, a 17-game winner last season.
�It�s a weird thing. Three days before that I took a ball off the shin and kick-saved one to myself. And I took a ball off my face in batting practice, off the cage, and I was just fine. And then something as simple as that happens and I put myself on the DL.�
The Cubs recalled right-hander Kevin Hart from Triple-A Iowa, one day after he�d been optioned back to the minors, and plan to put him in the rotation. He�ll start Wednesday against the Braves.
Carlos Zambrano, on three days rest, made the start Tuesday night in Dempster�s place.
�We were healthy for a day,� manager Lou Piniella said. On Monday, the Cubs had activated Aramis Ramirez, Reed Johnson and Angel Guzman off the disabled list. And now they�ve put one of their most reliable pitcher right back on.
�Dempster is sick about this and so am I,� Pinella said. �It�s something you never expect to happen. Just a freak thing.�
Dempster is 5-5 with a 4.09 ERA in 17 starts for the Cubs this season. He made the switch back to starter last season after being the Cubs� closer for three years. He went 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 33 starts and was picked for the All-Star team in 2008.
Now he�s got to get treatment and stay in shape.
�I was just going out to celebrate the win,� he said. �It�s unfortunate, but at the same time, it�s a small little injury. Hopefully the time will be minimal and I�ll be back and ready to go.�