Cubs only a game back of TB and 1.5 back of KC! Other action tonight: TB: Seo (3-10, 5.20) @ TOR: Halladay (16-5, 3.21) --Might as well not even play the game... Tampa is an automatic loser, or in Fecal League ways, a winner. SEA: Cruceta (0-0, 6.75) @ KC: Hudson (7-5, 5.25) --Here's a good one, as far as the Cubs are concerned. Cruceta has had just one outing this year, with 1.1 IP and 1 ER, but his career numbers in the minors (3.84 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) are not great and those figures would be much worse if not for his success in the early minors. His ERA last year was over 5 and his ERA this year at Tacoma was 4.17, but with 17 HR allowed and a 1.41 WHIP. Hudson isn't very good, but then again, neither is anybody else on Kansas City. Since a disastrous 10 run first inning against Cleveland, he's actually been pretty good. Go Royals! NYM: Martinez (9-5, 3.84) @ PIT: Maholm (7-10, 4.90) --On the surface, this looks bad for the Pirates, but it's Pedro's first game back from the DL, so he might not be sharp, and he'll almost certainly not go very deep in the ballgame. Malholm has a 1.50 ERA against the Mets this year, and the Mets are just 5-11 against LHP since August 1. I'm hopefully the Pirates can keep their "hot streak" going. After all, they're 6-4 in their last 10, which for a team as bad as the Pirates is hot.