Left, left? Left-right-left is better
Manager Lou Piniella will adjust the rotation after the next turn through to put right-hander Jason Marquis between the lefties.
''They won't pitch against the same team next time,'' Piniella said. ''We can look to break them up after that.''
Hill will face the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, and Lilly will open the series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
The lefties have been the Cubs' most effective starters. Hill leads the National League in ERA (0.64).
IMPROVING: Reliever Scott Eyre was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon after an overnight stay for dehydration. Eyre, who was suffering from stomach flu, was taken by ambulance to the hospital after Saturday's game.
Third baseman Aramis Ramirez didn't play for a third straight day because of wrist tendinitis, but the condition was improving.
Second baseman Mark DeRosa returned to the lineup after stiffness in his back, which started Wednesday, subsided.
OLYMPIC FAN: Count Chicago-area native Cliff Floyd among those hoping the city wins its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
''Chicago would be a great place for it,'' Floyd said. ''It'd be something to look forward to. My kids [ages 3 and 2] would be old enough to know what's going on, and it would be great for them.''
The South Side, near where Floyd grew up in South Holland, would be a focal point for Olympic venues in the city's proposal, which awaits an October 2009 decision by the International Olympic Committee.
JUDGMENT TIME: Piniella may have little patience with losing, but he will be patient in making judgments about his team.
''You should start having a pretty good idea after 16 games,'' he said. ''Spring training is good, but it's more for evaluating young players. Once the games count is when you evaluate your team.''
MORE TESTS: Mark Prior was examined Friday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles and plans to meet with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., for more evaluation of his ailing right shoulder. Andrews examined Prior during the winter and diagnosed looseness in the shoulder.
DOWN ON THE FARM: Pitcher Carlos Marmol, who spent part of last season with the Cubs, had 10 strikeouts and no walks in 5 1/3 innings for Class AAA Iowa to pick up his first victory. Marmol has a 1.93 ERA.