Cubs Playoffs In Pictures (SLIDESHOW)

An ominous sign? Gray clouds loomed over Wrigley before Game 1.

Mark DeRosa's two-run shot in the second inning gave the Cubs the first runs of the series and an early lead.

Unfortunately, the Dodgers and James Loney had other plans ...

... Like ripping a Ryan Dempster pitch for a grand slam.

Loney congratulated at the plate.

Stretch time: Jim Belushi had "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" honors.

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.

Dodgers 7, Cubs 2

Game 2, second inning, and Lou is already unhappy as the Dodgers capitalize on four unearned runs to jump ahead 5-0.

Errors and sloppy defense plagued the Cubs throughout.

Manny Ramirez extended the lead in the fifth.

And Big Z could only watch ...

... In disbelief.

A late rally wasn't enough, and the Cubs head to Los Angeles on the brink of elimination ...

... And praying to the baseball gods.