No more power outages

Last night's game never got off on the right foot for the hitters, and once severe thunderstorms ravaged the area, there was little opportunity to get things started again. Give the groundscrew a lot of credit for squeezing in a few more innings -- playing seven-plus was a minor miracle.

Today's lineup:

Soriano, LF
Theriot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Johnson, CF
DeRosa, 2B
Fukudome, RF
Blanco, C
Harden, RHP

Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez (6-4, 3.61 ERA) is on the mound for the Astros.

Makes a difference

The Cubs still lead the majors in both on-base percentage (.356) and run differential (+132). ... They are second, only to Texas, with 593 runs scored on the year.