CHICAGO -- Starlin Castro and Matt Garza have been a big part of the recent surge by the Chicago Cubs, which has brought a little optimism to an otherwise disappointing season. Garza and Castro, probably the only sure bets to be with the Cubs in future seasons, turned up their play during the recent seven-game winning streak. On Monday, Castro was named the NL player of the week. In his last seven games, Castro had 17 hits and is currently third in the majors with 150. "Good for him. Hopefully it will be a long list of accolades for him. If he keeps his head screwed on and keeps getting better he will be fun to watch for a lot of years," Cubs manager Mike Quade said before Mondays game against the Washington Nationals was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up Thursday at 1:20 p.m. Both teams will continue with its current pitching rotation. Garza and Chien-Ming Wang, Mondays starters, will be pushed back to Tuesday night. After the Cubs traded outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to the Cleveland Indians, Castro has become the everyday leadoff man and Quade has no plans moving him around in the order again. "Given the situation, given the way hes performed, yeah, right now hes the lone viable option," Quade said. The only real concern for the 21-year-old shortstop is his play in the field. He has committed 18 errors this season, but Quade has seen some improvement in that area. The Cubs didnt win three straight all season until July 22-24, then Garza extended the winning streak to four games Wednesday with a 1-0 victory at Pittsburgh. Garza (5-8, 3.78 ERA) went seven-plus innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits for his first win since June 27. The right-hander has an ERA below 4.00 despite losing eight games. "I just know if youre going to win baseball games guys need to pitch well. It doesnt guarantee a win, but it should guarantee you a chance to win," Quade said. 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Jenkins, who will finish the season with a 4.50 earned-run average, gave up a two-run homer to Denard Span in the sixth inning. The Twins made it a one-run game in the seventh inning when Alexi Casilla doubled to score Trevor Plouffe. Swarzak allowed five hits and four earned runs over five innings. He walked three batters and had two strikeouts. Minnesota had 10 hits on the night. Notes: Announced attendance at Rogers Centre was 13,930. The game took two hours 33 minutes to play. ... Johnson struck out in the second inning to tie Jose Cansecos single-season franchise record of 159 strikeouts, set back in 1998. Canseco also had 46 home runs and 107 RBIs that year. ... Jenkins is the 12th different Blue Jay to make a start this season. ... Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion was not in the lineup. He hasnt played since leaving Sundays game against New York due to a tight muscle in his left shoulder area. ... 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