The Cubs swept the Dodgers in the first round playoff series.
The Cubs beat the Dodgers 14-3 and 9-0 to move into the NLCS series against the Braves. The start of
game 1 was delayed 2 hours in order to get a very sloppy field in playing condition. The work on the
field seemed to impact the Dodgers players as the first game was not a very well played game. The Cubs
had 10 hits, 12 walks and 3 reach by errors to score 14 runs. All 10 Cubs players either scored a run
or had an RBI. The Cubs scored in 6 of the 7 innings of the game. Andy Luckhardt had a big game,
picking up three hits including a double.
Tom Barnes went the distance in the first game allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. Tom cruised after a tough start
where three of the first 4 batters reached. However, Tom picked off a runner and didn't allow another run
until the 5th when the score was 11-1. Tom had two pickoffs in the game and Paul Sonnett threw out a
base stealer.
Alex Scott had a real nice day at short making a huge over the shoulder catch with the bases loaded in the
first game. The Cubs turned a 4-6-3 double play to help get out of a 6th inning jam.