Despite a bad blowup by closer Kevin Gregg on Saturday, manager Lou Piniella says there are no plans to mess with his late-inning men. 

--RHP Carlos Zambrano pitched 3 2/3 innings Sunday in a rehab start for Class A Daytona against Dunedin. 

--LHP Sean Marshall had his turn in the rotation skipped over the weekend. 

The tradition of throwing back an opposing hitter's home run ball at Wrigley Field worked out well for Ivan Rodriguez. 

Ivan Rodriguez hit his 300th home run, Lance Berkman had two hits and an RBI and the Houston Astros snapped the Chicago Cubs' five-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory Sunday. 

Friday night's postponement against Milwaukee may cause theCardinals to bring Chris Carpenter off the disabled list as early as Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs rather than Friday as planned against Kansas City. 

Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano struggled in a rehab start for Class-A Daytona on Sunday, but did not appear bothered by his strained left hamstring. 

Alfonso Soriano drove in Bobby Scales with the winning run in the ninth inning after the Cubs had squandered a four-run lead, giving Chicago a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. 

The Chicago Cubs bullpen continues to cause headaches for manager Lou Piniella. 

The Chicago Cubs bullpen continues to cause headaches for manager Lou Piniella. 

Cubs reliever Sean Marshall was happy to steal a win from the Astros. 

The Cubs aren't exactly sitting pretty, but they're well positioned to make a lot of noise in the NL Central. 

--RHP Kevin Gregg has saved five of the Cubs' last 10 victories and finished two others dating to May 1. 

--RHP Randy Wells, who was supposed to start Friday, will go Saturday, with RHP Rich Harden going Sunday. 

Milton Bradley reacted with resignation Thursday to the news his two-game suspension had been reduced to one by Major League Baseball.