Lefty Clayton Kershaw notched his fourth consecutive quality start by allowing just one unearned run over six strong innings, but the Dodgers' offense was stymied by Cubs starter Ryan Dempster in the opening loss.
| LA Dodgers | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furcal, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| Martin, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Kemp, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| Ramirez, M, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 |
| Loney, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 |
| Blake, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Paul, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 |
| DeWitt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Kershaw, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Weaver, Jf, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| a-Anderson, G, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 |
| Troncoso, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | .273 |
| Chi Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theriot, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Castro, S, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| Lee, D, 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Byrd, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| Soriano, A, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .319 |
| Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nady, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .227 |
| Colvin, RF-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Baker, Je, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Soto, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Dempster, P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Fukudome, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .263 |
| LA Dodgers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw(L, 4-3) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Weaver, Jf | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Troncoso | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.24 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.26 |