Chicago Cubs defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3

LOS ANGELES -- As the Cubs likely look to move veteran players and big contracts in the next month or so with an eye toward a leaner, meaner -- and younger -- run at 2011 and beyond, their future already is making a cameo in Hollywood this weekend.

In a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, it was rookie Starlin Castro igniting the scoring with RBI singles in the second and third, and 2008 Rookie of the Year catcher Geovany Soto hitting a two-run homer durin...

LOS ANGELES -- Depending on how dramatically the Cubs' roster is reshaped through trades in the next month or so, Lou Piniella will be facing a first in his managerial career.

''In Tampa Bay, we didn't really have anybody to move,'' Piniella said. ''In Seattle, we had very competitive teams, and the first three years here we were in the mix pretty good. So this would be something new.''

But new or old hat, one thing's for sure: ''There's a lot of baseball to be playe...