Los Angeles drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when they tallied 4 runs on 4 hits. The highlight belonged to Ken Landreaux who made the Los Angeles fans a happy lot when he doubled plating two runs. Los Angeles managed 10 hits in their victory.
The victory went to Bob Welch(1-0) who went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs. Sid Fernandez(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 1 inning giving up 6 hits and 1 walk.
