6/7/08 @ Dodgers; L 3-7; (39-24)

Man do I wish I could have seen this game. Zambrano blew up after giving up a home run to Matt Kemp in the seventh. The maturity we had been hearing about wasn't evident Saturday. Unfortunately, I was involved in a fundraising event and couldn't watch.

The Cubs took the lead in the fifth 1-0. Alfonso Soriano extended that lead with a solo shot in the sixth. In the bottom half of that inning the Dodgers pulled even. A two run homer by Russell Martin tied the game going into the seventh.

Zambrano was the hero in the top half, driving in a run to regain the lead. But on the mound that inning, things got ugly. Two singles and an error by Aramis allowed the Dodgers to tie the game again. Jeff Kent popped up for the second out and it looked like we would get out of it. Instead, Russell Martin singled to give the Dodgers the lead. After a single by James Loney, Matt Kemp hit his three run homer that knocked Zambrano out of the game. That resulted in a Gatorade cooler, among other things, being knocked around by Zambrano.

I am not concerned over the outburst. There are times it is childish and times when it may show a lack of maturity. However, there are times as a competitor that you want it so bad, the frustration of failing needs an outlet. Big Z is still 8-2 on the year. He'll come back this week with a good start and the tantrum will be old news...until his next one.