Cubs still searching for solution at 3rd base

DENVER--The slump is back. Mark Bellhorn had a brief spell duringwhich he hit .300 with nine RBI in a 12-game stretch.

But the rebound was far too short in a game that demandsconsistency. The Cubs' starting third baseman now has just one hit inhis last 17 at-bats after going 0-for-3 in Saturday's loss toColorado, and his batting average is down to .188.

Bellhorn should realize that his time as a starter is running out.No one on the Cubs is ready to say that, hoping that he finds hisstroke somewhere, but general manager Jim Hendry has to be laying thegroundwork soon if he plans to pull off a June trade.

Hendry would just as soon not wait for the July 31 trade …