Astros update 

The last time Carlos Zambrano pitched at Miller Park, he recorded the Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years. 

Trends don?t develop over three Baseball games. 

Cubs catcher Geovany Soto underwent a precautionary MRI on his right shoulder Thursday. 

Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks has put on a few pounds since last season, and admits it isn't all muscle. 

Ryan Braun's grounder to shortstop scored Rickie Weeks on a close play at the plate, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for two runs in the ninth inning against new Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg for a 4-3 victory in their home opener Friday. 

The Cubs hope they have dodged a disabled-list move with All-Star catcher Geovany Soto after a precautionary MRI on Thursday revealed no structural damage in his inflamed right shoulder. 

The realization started to sink in near the end of last season, after 2 1/2 months in Chicago. 

After coming over from Japan in a heralded free agent signing, Kosuke Fukudome made a splash in last season's debut against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

--RF Milton Bradley was hitless in his first nine at-bats, but the Cubs liked his approach at the plate and the fact that he was seeing a lot of pitches. 

The Cubs got through spring training relatively unscathed from a health standpoint, but manager Lou Piniella was eager to see his regular-season lineup intact after getting C Geovany Soto and CF Kosuke Fukudome back from the World Baseball Classic. 

Ted Lilly turned in the only clunker among the three performances by Cubs starting pitchers in the three-game series at Houston. 

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It would be easy to blame the World Baseball Classic, but we?ve seen this before.