Chicago 4, Arizona 8: Staked to an early 2-0 lead, Ted Lilly gave up a homer and two triples and next thing you know, the D-Backs have a six-run lead and the Cubs are getting drilled in a ‘must-win’ game. Pretty depressing start to the postseason for the Cubs, but we expect Rich Hill to get Chicago back into it at home against the geriatric Livan Hernandez Saturday.

New York 3, Cleveland 12: What a brick starting Wang on the road. He’s not Ervin Santana-bad, but he’s much better at home (2.75 ERA vs. 4.91). The Tribe lit him up for eight runs and cruised to a rout on the strength of four homers. The Yanks had their chances early, but Matsui and Posada couldn’t come through with the bases loaded. Might need new fake names for the hotel after that performance, fellas. Wonder if there’s any fallout from the LeBron hat snafu.

Colorado 10, Philadelphia 5: Kaz Matsui hit a grand slam, Matt Holliday continued his tear and the Rockies pushed the Phillies to the brink of elimination. Do you really expect the Phillies to win game three behind Jamie Moyer (career 0-4 mark vs. Colorado with a 5.94 ERA)? All we’ll say is that nobody expected the Phillies to win the NL East, so there’s got to be a glimmer of hope in there somewhere. But Colorado seems too hot right now to lose two games in a row at home. Get your Rockies gear while you can!