WASHINGTON, Oct 2, 2008 (AFP) - Results on Thursday in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs (series best-of-five):

at St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay 6 Chicago White Sox 4

(Tampa Bay lead series 1-0)

Philadelphia 5 Milwaukee 2

(Philadelphia lead series 2-0)

Los Angeles Dodgers 10 Chicago Cubs 3

(Los Angeles lead series 2-0)