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Cubs notebook: Hope yet for Marquis to start

About that three-man rotation ...

On Tuesday, manager Lou Piniella said the Cubs would go with a three-man rotation in the National League Division Series, with Carlos Zambrano starting Wednesday, Ted Lilly today and Rich Hill on Saturday. Piniella planned on Zambrano pitching Game 4 (if necessary) on Sunday on three days' rest and putting Jason Marquis in the bullpen. He even planned on having Zambrano goes as high as 105 pitches or so in Game 1 in anticipation for Sunday.