Cubs 7 Reds 1

The score about says it all. The Reds were never in yesterday's game after the first inning. That inning belonged to Corey Patterson, who homered in the top half, and took away a two run homer with a great catch in the bottom of the first. Prior dominated the Reds from that point on, giving up 4 hits, with the only run scoring on a throwing error by Nomar. Other than that miscue, no complaints about this game. Hairston and DuBois both started, Derrek Lee continued his hot April, Aramis Ramirez showed signs of breaking out and Michael Barrett finally got a couple of hits. If this Cub team can put together efforts like last night's consistently, they're going to be a threat in the division. We may find out more tonight, with the Cubs heading to St. Louis for two games. While the team isn't yet firing on all cylinders, they're definitely picking up speed. They say that hitting is contagious, so here's hoping that Nomar catches what the others have got.