--LHP Ted Lilly turned in the Cubs' second quality start in two nights Wednesday. However, Lilly said his fastball wasn't at its best and that he relied on the curve more. Lilly has been nursing a cold.
--SS Ryan Theriot had his hitting streak snapped at four games with an 0-for-4 night Wednesday. He did make a nice defensive play, going up the middle and snagging Jerry Hairston's grounder before turning and throwing to second to start a double play in the fifth. Theriot entered the day leading the NL in batting. --RHP Angel Guzman earned his first major league victory in Saturday's 7-5, 11-inning victory over St. Louis. Guzman, a highly touted prospect since the Cubs signed him out of Venezuela in 1999, has battled shoulder and elbow problems for much of his career. He broke camp this year as a reliever. His major league debut came in 2006, and he entered this year with no wins and seven losses.
BY THE NUMBERS: 7 -- Cubs batters had walked at least four times in a game seven times this season entering the week. That should come as no surprise. The Cubs led the NL in walks and on-base percentage last year. Kosuke Fukudome was leading the way with nine walks, with Mike Fontenot and Alfonso Soriano each having eight.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Tony's not the commissioner. He's a good friend and a heck of a manager, but he's not the commissioner of baseball -- not yet anyway." -- Manager Lou Piniella on Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, who wondered why the Cubs got away with criticizing umpires.
