And The Last Shall Be First….Zambrano Leads Way For Cubs

By: kevinhill

Big Z, last in the alphabet, ninth in the order, first in the heart of Cubs fans. He lead the way in Arizona, to keep the Cubs from dropping below .500, at the plate as well as on the mound. He was a triple short of the cycle at the plate and battled through seven innings to earn the win.

He was helped offensively by nearly everyone. Koyie Hill, subbing for Soto, matched Z with three hits. Alfonso Soriano and Mike Fontenot both homered for the second consecutive day. Even Milton Bradley had two hits in the game, one more than he had all year so far.

Coming off a game where they managed only three hits all game, it was nice to see. Or should I say, would have been nice to see. 9:40 ET starts are tough for me to stay up for. The 3:40 start today will be much nicer.

I’d like to say it’s nice to see the bats come alive, but they did on Sunday and went away just as quick. I will be paying close attention today to see if we can string together two good games of hitting. The odds are against it since Dempster is pitching on the road. He very rarely gets good run support on the road.