--LF Alfonso Soriano hit five home runs in his first 10 games and has hit safely in 10 of the Cubs' first 11 games. He enters Tuesday's series opener against the Reds with a .393 on-base percentage and a .646 slugging percentage. Soriano's high OBP to start the season has been fueled by eight walks. Last year, Soriano drew 43 walks in 109 games. He said he has been focusing on swinging at pitches in the strike zone instead of chasing so much. He has 13 strikeouts in 48 at-bats.

--3B Aramis Ramirez has eight RBIs with two outs in an inning. Entering Monday, that tied him for the most in the major leagues with Boston's Mike Lowell. Ramirez hit a game-winning two-run homer Saturday with two outs in the 11th inning to beat the Cardinals.

--1B Derrek Lee has driven in a run in five of his last six games, collecting seven RBIs in that span. Lee is 8-for-21 (.381) on the current home stand. When the Cubs began the home stand last Monday, Lee was batting .080. He has begun driving the ball to left field.

MEDICAL WATCH:

RF Milton Bradley (right groin strain) left the April 12 game and didn't play April 13-15. He appeared as a pinch hitter April 16.

ROTATION:

RHP Carlos Zambrano

RHP Ryan Dempster

LHP Ted Lilly

RHP Rich Harden

LHP Sean Marshall

BULLPEN:

RHP Kevin Gregg (closer)

RHP Carlos Marmol

RHP Aaron Heilman

LHP Neal Cotts

RHP Luis Vizcaino

RHP Angel Guzman

RHP David Patton

CATCHERS:

Geovany Soto

Koyie Hill

INFIELDERS:

1B Derrek Lee

2B Mike Fontenot

SS Ryan Theriot

3B Aramis Ramirez

INF Aaron Miles

1B/OF Micah Hoffpauir

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Alfonso Soriano

CF Kosuke Fukudome

RF Milton Bradley

OF Reed Johnson

OF Joey Gathright