--OF Reed Johnson took a "trigger-point" injection in his lower back over the weekend to relieve the spasms he's been suffering since a base-path collision last week in Tampa Bay. Johnson did not play in the weekend series in the White Sox. The Cubs say they have no immediate plans to put Johnson on the DL.
--LHP Rich Hill, who was demoted to Class AAA Iowa on May 3, is heading to the Cubs' spring complex in Mesa, Ariz., to try and iron out the command problems that have plagued him since spring training. Hill started five games for the Cubs this year, walking 18 batters in 19 2/3 innings. --1B Derrek Lee is coming out of a mini-slump. Lee has a home hitting streak of nine games, going 12-for-37 with three walks, two doubles and three homers during the streak. Lee has his batting average back up to .290 and his OBP up to .358.
--C Geovany Soto was 1-for-10 during the three-game series with the White Sox. It's possible manager Lou Piniella will DH Soto in one game against the White Sox over the weekend. Soto DHed twice last week at Tampa Bay, with Henry Blanco catching.
--LHP Sean Marshall will start Tuesday night's series opener against Baltimore at Wrigley Field. Marshall, who threw a side session Sunday for pitching coach Larry Rothschild, will officially be added to the roster Tuesday. The 25-year-old Marshall made 13 relief appearances for the Cubs this year before going to Class AAA Iowa (Des Moines) to get "stretched out" to start. With the Cubs, he was 0-0 with a 4.15 ERA and one save. At Class AAA, he was 1-1 with a 3.41 ERA in seven starts.
BY THE NUMBERS: 24 -- Come-from-behind victories for the Cubs entering the week, tops in the major leagues.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Whenever you guys get done tying me to the Cardinals, it'll be fine, so I can start getting a little bit of Cubs history in my background." -- CF Jim Edmonds, on reporters asking him about being accepted by Cubs fans.
