Photos From NLDS Game #1
There weren't many moments worth remembering from last night's game, but David did capture a few: Mark DeRosa homers in the second inning, giving the Cubs a brief lead Jim Edmonds watches...
| Final - 10.1.2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Stories
All A-Loney: Cubs Lose Game 1 To Dodgers 7-2
Here's the very first thing I want all of you to remember this morning, as fans: do NOT give in to the temptation to think, "Here we go again!" There are two things that truly bothered me about t...
Overflow Thread 4: NLDS Game #1, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Wednesday 10/1, 5:30 CT
"You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -- Jim Bouton
Overflow Thread 3: NLDS Game #1, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Wednesday 10/1, 5:30 CT
"Surrender yourself to the moment. Become a part of it." -- Matt Williams
Overflow Thread 2: NLDS Game #1, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Wednesday 10/1, 5:30 CT
"The story of the curve ball is the story of the game itself. Some would say, of life itself." -- Martin Quigley
Overflow Thread 1: NLDS Game #1, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Wednesday 10/1, 5:30 CT
"You got be a man to play baseball for a living but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too." -- Roy Campanella
First Pitch Thread: NLDS Game #1, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Wednesday 10/1, 5:30 CT
"Eighty percent of success is showing up." -- Woody Allen
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Russell Martin, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Manny Ramirez, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| James Loney, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Matt Kemp, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Jonathan Broxton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Greg Maddux, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Casey Blake, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Derek Lowe, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Cory Wade, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Kent, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Angel Berroa, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Martin, Ramirez, Loney
Doubles - Kemp, DeWitt
Grounded into DP - Ramirez, Kent
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Blake
Home runs - Martin, Ramirez, Loney
Doubles - Kemp, DeWitt
Grounded into DP - Ramirez, Kent
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Blake
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe (W, 1-0) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 94-57 |
| Cory Wade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17-12 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Greg Maddux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-10 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Jim Edmonds, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Mark DeRosa, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Ryan Theriot, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Ryan Dempster, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Fontenot, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Marquis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daryle Ward, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - DeRosa
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Lee, Ramirez
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Edmonds
Home runs - DeRosa
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Lee, Ramirez
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Edmonds
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 | 0 | 109-57 |
| Sean Marshall | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 38-22 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 19-11 |
| Jason Marquis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 18-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott, First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:10
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott, First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:10
