Second baseman Ramon Martinez was a late scratch from Tuesdaynight's starting lineup for the Cubs. He has been nursing a sorehamstring, but hitting well in spite of it.
Martinez felt extra soreness while hitting Monday and was replaced in the lineup by Augie Ojeda when he wasn't physicallyimproved in pregame drills.
"Ramon had some soreness in his hamstring on a checked swing,"manager Dusty Baker said. "You get one back and lose another."
Baker was alluding to center fielder Kenny Lofton returning to thelineup after being absent in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Astros becauseof a jammed right wrist. Does Baker sense that he is patching hislineup …
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