Dodgers 10, 
Cubs 3
| W: | C. Billingsley (1-0) |
| L: | C. Zambrano (0-1) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Furcal SS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 |
| R Martin C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .222 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| T Saito P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Broxton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Ethier RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| J Loney 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| M Kemp CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .222 |
| B DeWitt 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| C Wade P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Pierre PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| C Billingsley P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| A Berroa 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 20 | |
| a-reached on error for C Wade in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Martin (1, C Zambrano); M Kemp (2, N Cotts) HR: M Ramirez (2, 5th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B DeWitt (1), R Furcal 2 (2), R Martin 3 (4), M Ramirez 2 (3), M Kemp (1), C Blake (2) S: A Berroa 2-out RBI: R Furcal, R Martin 3, M Kemp, M Ramirez, C Blake GIDP: M Kemp Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B DeWitt 2, R Furcal 1, R Martin 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Furcal-B DeWitt-J Loney). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Billingsley (W, 1-0) | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 96-62 | 1.35 |
| C Wade | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 0.00 |
| T Saito | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 18.00 |
| J Broxton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 145-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Billingsley Batters faced: C Billingsley 25; C Wade 4; T Saito 3; J Broxton 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Billingsley 9-4; C Wade 4-0; T Saito 0-0; J Broxton 0-1 Game Scores: C Billingsley 66 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| M DeRosa 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| b-F Pie PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .000 |
| C Zambrano P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Fontenot PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| a-grounded to second for C Marmol in the 8th b-walked for J Edmonds in the 9th c-struck out swinging for K Wood in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M DeRosa 2 (2, C Billingsley, T Saito); J Edmonds (1, C Billingsley); D Lee (1, T Saito) RBI: J Edmonds (1), M DeRosa 2 (4) 2-out RBI: J Edmonds GIDP: M DeRosa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ward 1, K Fukudome 1, A Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M DeRosa (1, ground ball); D Lee (1, ground ball); A Ramirez (1, ground ball); R Theriot (1, throw) DP: 1 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Zambrano (L, 0-1) | 6.1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 108-66 | 4.26 |
| N Cotts | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| C Marmol | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 18.00 |
| K Wood | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 161-101 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Blake (By C Zambrano) Batters faced: C Zambrano 30; N Cotts 4; C Marmol 6; K Wood 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 6-6; N Cotts 1-1; C Marmol 1-0; K Wood 0-3 Game Scores: C Zambrano 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAD | CHC | |||
 | 2nd | B DeWitt safe at first on error by second baseman M DeRosa, A Ethier scored, J Loney to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Furcal reached on bunt single to second, J Loney scored, B DeWitt to third, C Blake to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | R Martin doubled to center, B DeWitt, C Blake and R Furcal scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 5th | M Ramirez homered to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 7th | M Kemp doubled to deep right, M Ramirez scored, J Loney to third. | 7 | 0 |
 | 7th | J Edmonds doubled to deep center, M DeRosa scored. | 7 | 1 |
| 8th | R Furcal singled to right, C Blake scored, R Furcal to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 1 |
| 8th | M Ramirez singled to right, R Furcal scored. | 9 | 1 |
| 9th | C Blake singled to shallow center, J Pierre scored. | 10 | 1 |
| 9th | M DeRosa doubled to deep right center, D Lee and A Ramirez scored. | 10 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 42,136 (102.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
MLB Scores
Thursday, October 2nd 2008
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 10 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
