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LA advances to NLCS
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Dodgers 3, Cubs 1
Jonathan Broxton (right) and the Dodgers celebrate after sweeping the Cubs. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
By beating the Cubs, who owned the best record in the NL this year, in three games in the NLDS, the Dodgers completed their first postseason sweep since 1963. L.A. advanced to the NLCS behind the right arm of winning pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and James Loney's two-run double in the first.
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Dodgers win series, 3-0
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 LAD 7 @ CHC 2 Wed Oct. 1    
Gm 2 LAD 10 @ CHC 3 Thu Oct. 2    
Gm 3 CHC 1 @ LAD 3 Sat Oct. 4    
CHC
Chi Cubs 		LAD
LA Dodgers
October 4, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi Cubs
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   1 8 1
LA Dodgers
 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X   3 6 0
Recap: CHC | LAD  |  Gameday  |  Cubs stats  |  Dodgers stats
Chi CubsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, LF5000012.053
Fontenot, 2B4010002.300
Lee, 1B4130010.600
Ramirez, A, 3B3000113.143
Soto, C4010013.200
Edmonds, CF3000011.154
  Marmol, P0000000.000
  a-Ward, PH1011000.500
  1-Cedeno, PR0000000.000
  Cotts, P0000000.000
DeRosa, RF4000012.250
Theriot, SS3010110.286
Harden, P2000012.000
  Marshall, P0000000.000
  Fukudome, CF2010000.167
Totals351812815 

a-Singled for Marmol in the 8th.
1-Ran for Ward in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lee 2 (5, Kuroda, Wade), Soto (2, Kuroda).
TB: Fontenot; Lee 5; Soto 2; Ward; Theriot; Fukudome.
RBI: Ward (2).
2-out RBI: Ward.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto; Ramirez, A; Harden; Fontenot; DeRosa.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cedeno (2, 2nd base off Broxton/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Harden (2, pickoff).
 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS3110100.333
Martin, C4121001.353
Ramirez, M, LF2110200.500
Ethier, RF4000026.071
Loney, 1B4012014.222
Kemp, CF4000021.118
DeWitt, 2B3010010.286
  Berroa, 2B00000001.000
Blake, 3B3000011.214
Kuroda, P3000021.000
  Wade, P0000000.000
  Broxton, P0000000.000
Totals303633914 

BATTING
2B: Martin 2 (5, Harden, Harden), Loney (2, Harden), DeWitt (3, Marshall).
TB: Furcal; Martin 4; Ramirez, M; Loney 2; DeWitt 2.
RBI: Loney 2 (8), Martin (6).
2-out RBI: Loney 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kemp; Loney 3; Kuroda.
Team LOB: 6.
 
Chi CubsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harden (L, 0-2)4.15333406.23
Marshall 1.01000102.08
Marmol 1.20000104.15
Cotts 1.00000300.00
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kuroda (W, 2-0)6.16002400.00
Wade (H, 3)1.12110103.60
Broxton (S, 2)1.10000300.00

WP: Wade.
IBB: Ramirez, M (by Harden), Ramirez, M (by Harden), Theriot (by Kuroda).
Pitches-strikes: Harden 84-46, Marshall 13-10, Marmol 19-14, Cotts 16-14, Kuroda 101-67, Wade 24-15, Broxton 18-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harden 2-7, Marshall 2-0, Marmol 2-2, Cotts 0-0, Kuroda 13-2, Wade 0-3, Broxton 1-0.
Batters faced: Harden 21, Marshall 4, Marmol 5, Cotts 3, Kuroda 27, Wade 6, Broxton 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 2-0, Marmol 1-0, Wade 2-0, Broxton 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Jim Reynolds. LF: Dale Scott. RF: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 56,000.
October 4, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner