Hooray, I'm so happy for Manny and the Dodgers!

Lynne

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LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers advanced to the National League
Championship Series for the first time in 20 years with their first
postseason sweep in 45 years, beating the Cubs Saturday night, 3-1, to
win the NL Division Series.

The Dodgers received their third strong start in as many playoff
games, this one from Japanese import Hiroki Kuroda, who blanked the
Cubs for 6 1/3 innings. Kuroda -- technically the first rookie to
clinch a postseason series for the Dodgers since Fernando Valenzuela
in 1981 -- struck out four and pitched out of three jams.

James Loney, whose grand slam keyed the Game 1 win, doubled off Rich
Harden in the first inning to score Russell Martin, who doubled, and
Manny Ramirez, who singled. Another Martin double in the fifth inning
cashed in a Rafael Furcal walk.

Cory Wade pitched out of the jam he inherited from Kuroda in the
seventh but allowed a run in the eighth and was relieved by Jonathan
Broxton, who struck out Mark DeRosa to end the eighth.

Broxton pitched a perfect ninth to nail down the save.

The Dodgers will play the winner of the Philadelphia-Milwaukee
Division Series, beginning Thursday. The Dodgers will host the game if
Milwaukee is the opponent and will open in Philadelphia if the
Phillies win.

Source: Ken Gurnick / MLB.com