Rogers Hornsby entered today’s game in Los Angeles hitting under .150, and was 0 for 3 entering the 9th, but came up clutch when it counted most, spoiling a Greg Maddux shutout. The Wizards’ Robin Roberts was nearly Maddux’s equal. Chuck Klein’s lead-off triple in the 4th had led to the only run to that point. LA’s Maddux retired Ted Simmons on a lazy flyout to lead off the 9th. Tony Gwynn slapped a base hit for just the 4th St. Louis base hit of the day. Orlando Cepeda took over for Gwynn on the basepaths as the tying run. Maddux then got one too far inside to Oscar Charleston, who took first on a hit-by-pitch. That brought up Hornsby, who hit a double into the gap, scoring Cepeda and Charleston to give the Wizards the lead, chasing Maddux. Trevor Hoffman retired the next two batters to get out of the inning. Bruce Sutter came in for a scoreless 9th for his 5th save as the Wizards topped the Dynamos 2-1. The win was the 7th straight for the Wizards, improving their record to 11-1 as they continue to find new ways to win.