Los Angeles scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. Steve Sax stroked a single. Steve Yeager stepped into the batter's box and he doubled. Dave Anderson then hit a sacrifice fly making Los Angeles victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Overall Los Angeles out-hit Atlanta 18 to 11.
The win went to Ken Howell(2-2) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Terry Forster(0-2) took the loss in relief.