Can't Win 'em All

Yesterday, Dusty Baker was finally able to beat his former team. Of course, it certainly helped that Joey Votto got 5 RBIs yesterday. Griffey also hit his 596th homer. Ted Lilly finally got some control over his pitches, but he still struggled to get in the "W" column for this year with his record degressing to 0-3 in 4 starts. The Reds overcame the Cubs 9-2.

Rich Hill will take the mound today in the opening game against this weekend's series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs swept the Pirates last week, but it included 2 extra inning games. Rich Hill struggled to get past the third inning in his last start and got a no decision as Jon Lieber and the rest of the Cubs bullpen took over and pitched shut out baseball to get the win.

In other news: Soriano is expected to get out of his boot today. He'd love to be back on the field, but still has another 12 days to go on the DL, he'll have to settle for being a cheerleader for a while. Reed Johnson played center field yesterday and went 4-4, but it wasn't something that was widely celebrated as he and the rest of the team would much rather have gotten the win.

Around the NL: "Let's play two..." and a half. The Rockies finally overcame the Padres last night in a game that lasted 22 innings.