Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-5

The Carlos Zambrano dilemma didn't get any easier during or after a sloppy loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in which the lights went out for 18 minutes and Tom Gorzelanny's future as a Cubs starter seemed to flicker away for who knows how long.

Gorzelanny's command Wednesday night wasn't close to his previous start, but he probably deserved a little better in the 8-5 loss pock-marked with shoddy play behind him.

And by this time next week, he'll probably deserve a lot...