Carlos Zambrano pitched a nice game, going seven innings. He was pretty much in control all the way except for the Phillips homer in the third. Were it not for Soriano playing a routine fly into a double, he might only have given up two runs. But a good sign is he kept it together.
Today the Cubs were very efficient, leaving only one man on base. This is largely due to having gotten only five hits and a walk and hitting three home runs. But still, it's progress. Soriano, as noted above, continues to be a ticking time bomb in left field, though he made amends by hitting a solo home run to lead off the fifth and tie the score. I wonder if anyone keeps statistics on how many runs he creates and how many runs he gives up with poor defense.
Grabow made the eighth inning an adventure, but Marmol was dominant in the ninth to gain his second save.
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