The Chicago Cubs open up a three-game series against the Houston Astros this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Maholm [[ muh-HALL-um ]] will toe the rubber against Bud Norris in the opener. The Northsiders took two-of-three from the New York Mets in their last series, but suffered a 17-1 loss in Wednesday's finale to fall to 26-and-49 on the season.
