Los Angeles jumped on top of Atlanta in the top of the 4th inning plating one baserunner. Los Angeles kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.
Bob Welch(6-3) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 2 runs. Steve Bedrosian(2-9) was the loser. He gave up 8 runs in 5 innings and saw his ERA jump from 5.46 to 5.97.