The 4th of July has come around and it finds the Cubs continuing to run in circles. After an 8 day period which saw the Cubs win 4 in a row and turn around and lose 4 in a row, the Cubs look to put a 2-4 homestand behind them and go back on the road to take on three of the tougher teams in the NL, the Braves, Marlins and Phillies. It starts tonight as Kerry Wood makes his second start off the DL, returning to the place of his greatest triumphs as a pitcher, namely Games 1 and 5 of the 2003 NLDS. Also in his last start in April 2004, he dominated the Braves striking out (I believe) 11, and at one point had 6-7 K's in a row (at work, don't have time to look up the numbers). He will go up against the rookie Kyle Davies. Not much is known about the youngster (from me at least), but he has put up respectable numbers in his brief stint in the majors. The matchups: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/134268.jpgKerry Wood - 1-1, 5.29 ERA vs. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/434678.jpgKyle Davies - 3-2, 4.63 ERA Let's pick up a win, get back over .500 and gain some ground in the Wild Card all in one 9 inning period. Go Cobs! Go USA!