The Cubs are still looking unattractive right now, if not all-out ugly. Last night's squad continued the recent tradition of defensive miscues - even Derrek Lee has five errors right now. D.Lee. Five errors. He's also really calmed down offensively, as he is batting .182 after five games in May.

Last night's offensive heroes - if you can call anybody on the team an "offensive hero" right now - were the rejuvenated Aramis Ramirez, who knocked in a run, and Ronny "Plays like A-Rod" Cedeno, who had another big hit with runners in scoring position. I dunno, I'm feeling mixed about Ronny Ce. While I'm happy that he's playing like a local legend, I'm a little concerned that he is the team's clutch hitter. If that continues, it'll end like a Shakespearean tragedy. Actually, I think that succinctly describes the history of the Cubs organization in a nutshell.

The real story was the continued dominance of Carlos Zambrano. He's not the early standout this season in all of baseball, but he is off to his best start ever. An ERA below 2 while pitching on pace to win 20 is right where an ace should be.

Lastly, Kerry Wood came in and got exactly what he needed - an easy save. He seems far more comfortable when there's room for error, and he pitched a solid inning in which he struck out two batters. He needs to keep it up.

Today is the rubber game. The Cubs play for the opportunity to be only 1.5 games behind St. Louis. Thankfully, they play a team run by a skipper whose brain is far smaller than that of their own manager.