The Chicago Cubs felt comfortable with having Carlos Zambrano take the hill for the seventh straight opening day...well at least up until the Braves came to bat in the first. Zambrano was lit up by the braves giving up eight runs on six hits in 1 1/3rd innings as the Braves thumped the Cubs 16-5. About the only bright spot for the Cubs was the a three run dinger by Marlon Byrd in the first.