"On Friday morning, Carlos Zambrano walked into the Wrigley Field batting cage to face Chicago Bandits pitcher Monica Abbott.

He couldn't get a hit.

One day later, he slugged a massive home run against the Reds' Johnny Cueto, who entered the game with a 1.74 ERA.

"That's why I'm a baseball player, not a softball player," Zambrano said. "I want a rematch."

Zambrano's homer in an 11-4 victory went well up into the right-field bleachers, a typical swing-from-the-heels shot for him.

"I'm not Tony Campana, you know," he said with a laugh. "Big men are supposed to hit the ball with authority. Inside-the-park (homers), I'll leave to Campana.""