Dodgers draw first blood after Cubs capitulate

LOS ANGELES - Joe Maddon went to his bullpen, and two pitches later, it all began to implode for the Chicago Cubs.

Jose Quintana gave Chicago five strong innings, but relievers Hector Rondon and Mike Montgomery couldn't make it count in a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night.

Quintana dominated early a day after his wife, Michel, was taken off the Cubs' plane during an emergency stop with a medical ailment. Los Angeles got to him for two runs in the fifth, though, and Maddon called on Rondon to start the sixth in a 2-2 game.