Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 3

Hero: Alfonso Soriano (2-for-4) wrapped up a terrific April with a solo home run in the second inning and an RBI single in the fourth. It was the 10th homer of the season for Soriano (.258 BA, 20 RBI), who shares the major league lead in home runs with Milwaukee's Ryan Braun.

Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2

Hero: Alfonso Soriano smashed two solo home runs. It was the 27th career multi-home run game for Soriano, who leads the Cubs (11-14) with nine long balls.

Diamondbacks 11, Cubs 2

Hero: Koyie Hill ... Yes! Koyie Hill led off the third with a long solo home run to right, making it an 8-1 game. It was the seventh homer of Hill's eight-year big league career.

Len and Bob on the Royal Wedding

It was one of those nights.

The Cubs trailed 7-0 in the first inning.Thank goodness for the Cubs broadcast crews, who helped ease the pain with their banter.

Cubs Rained Out Wednesday; Dempster to Start Thursday

Wednesday's scheduled game between the Cubs and Colorado Rockies was postponed by rain, bringing a dismal end to a disappointing 3-5 homestand.

College of Starting Pitchers

I understand that the alternatives are as appealing as the selection of women at closing time at the neighborhood dive, but I wish the Cubs would pull the plug on the James Russell-in-the-starting-rotation experiment.

Rockies 4, Cubs 3

Heroes: Relievers Justin Berg (2 innings), Sean Marshall (1), Kerry Wood (1), and John Grabow (1) combined for five shutout innings and kept the Cubs (10-13) within striking distance.

Rockies 5, Cubs 3

Hero: Kosuke Fukudome, who turns 34 Tuesday, had five singles in five at-bats to raise his average to .478.

Ex-Cub Report: Fuld All the Rage with Rays

During last weekend's series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cubs television broadcasters Len Kasper and Bob Brenly mentioned that Dodgers infielder Jamey Carroll made his major league debut with the Montreal Expos against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Sept. 11, 2002.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 3

Hero: A slimmer Justin Berg made his 2011 debut and set down the Dodgers in order in the seventh inning.