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My oh my, do I miss Matt Clement. And I have to say- I think Dusty Baker is one of the worst when it comes to managing pitchers. Don't give me the "tired bullpen" spiel. It's only April, for chrissake.

I have some serious doubts about this team after last night.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Not even four Cubs homers were enough for Kerry Wood in a city where he's never lost.

Adam Dunn hit two solo homers off Wood, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for an improbable 7-6 victory Monday night against a pitcher who is almost always at his best when Chicago comes to town.

"It's definitely not fun being down 4-0 to a guy like him, but when we got back to the dugout, it was exactly like it always is,'' Dunn said. "We know we can score runs.''

Derrek Lee hit the longest of the Cubs' four homers, a shot that bounced off the batter's eye and out of the ballpark, as Chicago went up 5-1 after three innings. In the past, that would have been a sure thing for Wood, who is 10-0 in 12 career starts in Cincinnati.

Not this time.

Wood was hampered in spring training by a sore shoulder and isn't yet back in form. He got a little closer on Monday, but remained winless in three starts with a 6.38 earned run average.

And it was obvious that he was tired and losing it in the sixth, but Baker left him in. You could see it coming. The thing that pissed me off was he put Rusch in the next inning anyway. Why didn't he pull Kerry and stop the bleeding?

"That's such a tough one to lose,'' said Cubs reliever Glendon Rusch, who was limited to one inning because of a strained groin. "Sometimes it's a cumulative bad day. Today is one of them.''

Jon Leicester (0-2) walked the first two batters in the eighth and hit Wily Mo Pena, loading the bases. After Aurilia grounded into a third-to-home double play that kept it tied, Jason LaRue doubled to the wall in center for a 7-5 lead.

I didn't know that Rusch was hurt, but I was plenty ticked when it was obvious the Leicester just didn't have it, walking the first two batters and hitting the third, and was left in. It was the most frustrating game...

I couldn't get the radio to come in. I hope Ronnie Santo is OK. Someone should check on him.

Perhaps we could rent Steinbrenner for an hour or so.