Cubs top Braves 4-2 in Game 1

ATLANTA -- They came by the thousands, intent on helping their beloved Cubbies break a 58-year losing streak in postseason road games by transforming Turner Field into Wrigley Field South.

It worked.

Kerry Wood allowed only two hits and drove in the go-ahead runs with a double in the sixth inning off Russ Ortiz, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series.

Wood's two-run double, which broke a 1-all tie, made him the first pitcher to drive in the game-winning run in a postseason game since Oval Overall for the Cubs in Game 4 of the 1907 World Series.

But it was Wood's work on the mound that stood out. He completely throttled the high-scoring Braves, a team that produced six players with 20 homers and four with 100 RBIs during the regular season.

Wood struck out 11 in 7 1-3 innings. The only major slip-up came in the third, when Marcus Giles homered.

Trailing 4-1, Atlanta scored a run and knocked out Wood without getting a hit. A questionable call at first on a potential inning-ending double play allowed the run to score.

But Kyle Farnsworth retired Javy Lopez on a bases-loaded grounder to short, and Joe Borowski allowed a hit but struck out the side in the ninth for the save -- completing the three-hitter.

Giants 2, Marlins 0

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jason Schmidt aced another test.

Schmidt pitched the San Francisco Giants to their first playoff shutout in 16 years, throwing a three-hitter for a 2-0 victory over the Florida Marlins in Game 1 Tuesday.

Schmidt outdueled Josh Beckett while Barry Bonds and the Giants took advantage of a costly error by Florida fill-in third baseman Miguel Cabrera to score the go-ahead run.

At 68, Felipe Alou wound up a winner while managing his first postseason game and 72-year-old Jack McKeon lost in his playoff debut.

Bonds wound up 0-for-1 with three walks.

-- From wire reports