2008 NLDS Game 3 vs Dodgers
Kuroda and the Dodgers sweep the Cubs: Dodgers 3, Cubs 1.
Game 3 of the 2008 National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers was played on October 4, 2008, at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won 3–1 behind Hiroki Kuroda to complete a three-game sweep.
Quick Facts
- Date
- October 4, 2008
- Venue
- Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
- Score
- Dodgers 3, Cubs 1
- Winning pitcher
- Hiroki Kuroda
- Losing pitcher
- Rich Harden
- Save
- Jonathan Broxton
- Series
- Dodgers won 3–0
Facts from the source article.
Background
James Loney's two-run double off Rich Harden in the first inning and Russell Martin's RBI double in the fifth gave the Dodgers a 3–0 lead, and Kuroda pitched shutout ball into the sixth. The Cubs scored on Daryle Ward's pinch-hit single in the eighth before Jonathan Broxton earned his first career postseason save.
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