Cubs Playoffs In Pictures (SLIDESHOW) 11/03/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 Cubs Playoffs In Pictures Cubs Playoffs In Pictures Share 1 of 15 An ominous sign? Gray clouds loomed over Wrigley before Game 1. Share this slide: An ominous sign? Gray clouds loomed over Wrigley before Game 1. image Mark DeRosa's two-run shot in the second inning gave the Cubs the first runs of the series and an early lead. image Unfortunately, the Dodgers and James Loney had other plans ... image ... Like ripping a Ryan Dempster pitch for a grand slam. image Loney congratulated at the plate. image Stretch time: Jim Belushi had "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" honors. image But it didn't help Jim Edmonds, who could only stare into the ivy as Russell Martin's ninth-inning homer fell into the netting. image Dodgers 7, Cubs 2 image Game 2, second inning, and Lou is already unhappy as the Dodgers capitalize on four unearned runs to jump ahead 5-0. image Errors and sloppy defense plagued the Cubs throughout. image Manny Ramirez extended the lead in the fifth. image And Big Z could only watch ... image ... In disbelief. image A late rally wasn't enough, and the Cubs head to Los Angeles on the brink of elimination ... image ... And praying to the baseball gods. image FOLLOW CHICAGO facebook twitter Suggest a correction GET THE NEWSLETTER Enter your email address to get top stories and blog posts emailed to you each day. YOU MAY LIKE FOLLOW HUFFPOST HuffPost Chicago HuffPost Chicago HuffingtonPost Available on the App Store Android App on Google Play Get it at Blackberry App World HUFFPOST NEWSLETTERS Enter your email address to get top stories and blog posts emailed to you each day. Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. Learn More. Suggested For You