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Dodgers Sweep Away Cubs' Hopes
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Third base umpire Larry Reynolds appeared to miss the call.
Bad break No. 2 came one batter later. Loney rifled a two-run double down the right field line, allowing Manny Ramírez to score all the way form first.
Ramírez, who isn't destined for Cooperstown because of his base running, hustled all the way, losing his helmet as he rounded third. Fontenot's relay beat Ramírez to the plate, but the throw was so far up the third base line, that it put Ramírez out of catcher Soto's reach. Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.
Bad break No. 3 arrived in the fifth, when Martin's RBI double to make it 3-0 settled at the base of the left field wall, making it that much easier for Rafael Furcal to score from first base.
The breaks added up to allow the Dodgers to celebrate their first victory in a playoff series since winning the World Series in 1988.
As the stadium shook and the Dodgers mobbed Broxton at the mound, dejected Cubs fans, comedian Jim Belushi among them, filed quietly out of the stadium, a ritual that has been passed down from generation to generation. Belushi kept his head down, a Cubs cap hiding his eyes except for one brief moment, when another Cubs fan offered his hand.
"Next year, Jim," the fan said.
