Wood impresses with arm, bat as Cubs take opener Sept. 30, 2003
SportsLine.com wire reports
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 1-1 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 RBI during the regular season.
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