Cubs' bats erupt, Lilly continues strong stretch -- ChicagoSports.com

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Sunday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 5/4/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
Much better Lilly back on track From the Trib: Lilly (2-4) helped the Cubs to a 9-3 victory Saturday over St. Louis as the Cubs snapped a two-game losing streak and moved to within a half-game of the first-place Cardinals. Lilly gave the strained bullpen some rest with seven strong innings while Mike Fontenot's three-run homer off Kyle Lohse capped a six-run fourth inning that put the game on ice early. Is it difficult to convince Cubs fan not to get "giggly" after they got off ...

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Cardinals - 05/04/08
Published 5/4/2008 by neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) at ChicagoCubsOnline.com
... expectations he set in his big league debut and Jason Marquis was tossed to the side by Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan....so both pitchers should be out to prove a point tonight. In other News.... Jon Lieber will replace Rich Hill in the Cubs' rotation and should take the mound in Cincinnati for his first start of the year on Wednesday. With Lieber in the rotation, Sean Gallagher will likely be used as the long man out of the pen. Maybe those roles should have been reversed? Also, Juan Mateo ...