4/6/08 vs. Houston; W 3-2; (3-3)

D Lee continued his hot hitting today with a seventh inning home run to give the Cubs the lead for good. He finished 2 for 3 on the day. Alfonso Soriano also went deep today as well as throwing out a runner at the plate.

Big Z threw a solid seven innings and it was great for WGN to continuously show him drinking water to avoid the cramps he had in his first outing. Carlos Marmol threw a solid eighth inning with two strikeouts and Kerry Wood was efficient once again in wrapping up the ninth inning in 13 pitches, including one strikeout.

Lou started Reed Johnson in center for the second straight day. Reed had been swinging a hot bat, but not today. After an 0 for 4, we'll see what Lou does with the lineup tomorrow.

As the Cubs end their first week of the season they have fought their way back to .500. Good things are happening and we head into a week of game in Pennsylvania where neither the Phillies or the Pirates are off to a good start.