Carlos Zambrano pitched the cubs to a 4-2 victory on Monday night in Houston. Big Z went six innings, giving up one earned run while striking out six. It was his first opening day win in five attempts.
Soriano led the game off with a home run, his 50th career lead-off home run. Aramis Ramirez had a solo shot and Mike Fontenot added three hits.
The biggest positive for the Cubs may have been the relief pitching of Aaron Heilman, Neal Cotts and Carlos Marmol, all of whom earned a "Hold" in Monday night's game.
In other news, Kusoke Fukudome looked like the savior of 2008, going 0-4 in his 2009 debut. See what Tribune writer Steve Rosenbloom thinks of Fukudome batting 2nd in the order here.
Baseball season is underway and echoes of "This is the Cubs Year" is running rapidly throughout Cubs Nation. My thoughts? Easy Joben! (Bad attempt at humor if you have seen the movie I Love You, Man). It is early, Soriano will not hit 162 home runs and Big Z isn't going 36-0. Take win number one with a grain of salt and take it for what it is worth: Win number one out of 162.
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