Home Opener Thoughts

What more could you ask from your pitching staff? Ted Lilly throws 6 2/3 innings of no hit ball, and ends up only giving up one single and two walks while striking out eight. Angel Guzman and Aaron Heilman both picked up holds and Kevin Gregg struck out the side in the 9th. All in all, the staff combined for a one hit shutout. Offensively, Derrek Lee doubled his hits for the season with a double in the third inning and a single in the fourth inning. Alfonso Soriano and Koyie Hill also had two hits each. And Kosuke added an RBI single and three walks.

However, it wasn't a perfectly played game. Both Mike Fontenot and Ryan Theriot went 0 for 4. Aaron Miles came up twice with the bases loaded and didn't drive in a single run. And as a team, the Cubs left 13 runners on base. But in the end it was a win, and that's all you can ask for in a Home Opener. Well, you can ask for less Aaron Miles. I know I will be all season long.

I'll be in the bleachers for Wednesday's game and will have a post about it after the game. Pretty good matchup for the Cubs too, Jason Marquis vs. Rich Harden. Hopefully both Soto and Ramirez will be back and the Cubbies will sweep this mini-series.