--SS Ryan Theriot failed to get a hit for the first time this season. However, he laid down a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning after LF Alfonso Soriano singled to lead off. RF Kosuke Fukudome followed with an RBI single. Theriot is 11-for-24 (.458) this season.
--LHP Ted Lilly has taken no-hitters into the seventh inning in three of his last five starts. In addition to Monday, Lilly did it twice last September. Lilly retired 20 of the first 21 Rockies he faced. BY THE NUMBERS: 250 -- With a stolen base Sunday, LF Alfonso Soriano became the 19th player in big league history to have at least 250 steals and 250 homers for his career. He joined former Cubs Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg on the 250-250 list.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Just can't do it. You're going to lose. Get the ball over the plate, and make the other team beat you. Period." -- Manager Lou Piniella, on his relievers walking five batters in a 4-3 loss at Milwaukee on April 10.
