Lou Piniella was in no mood to regurgitate his pregame comments
about the lack of offense after Wednesday's 4-1 loss to Atlanta
pushed the Cubs back to .500 at 41-41.  "There's no sense
talking about it anymore," the Cubs manager said.  The Cubs
wound up with only six hits off Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami
and three relievers, a recurring theme that has Piniella at
wit's end.  Making matters worse, Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was
sent for an MRI Wednesday after suffering a left oblique strain
during batting practice. He could be out for a while, forcing
the Cubs to consider bringing up a minor-leaguer with no major-
league experience.  "Let's see what the MRI says," Piniella
said. "We have [ Jake] Fox who can be a backup catcher too."  As
for the offense, which ranks 15th in the league in runs scored,
Piniella said the media is asking the wrong person what's wrong.
"There's nothing else to say, there really isn't,' he said. "We
just have to start swinging the bats better if we're going to do
anything in this