The battle between two of the top pitchers in the Baseball Maelstrom lived up to expectations. Los Angeles Dynamos starter Sandy Koufax rode two straight shutouts into the game. But that only lasted until the 2nd inning, when Andre Dawson hit a 2-run homer to put the St. Louis WIzards on top early. Koufax scattered 3 hits over the next 6 innings. Meanwhile, Wizards starter Robin Roberts, who came into the game with the best ERA in the Maelstrom, took a 2-hit shutout into the 8th inning. That’s when Johnny Mize took Roberts deep to lead off the inning. Frank Robinson walked, and two batters later, Joe Morgan hit an RBI double to tie the game. Roberts got Chuck Klein to ground out, but Cristóbal Torriente followed with a go-ahead single to put LA on top. With Goose Gossage unavailable due to a personal matter, Trevor Hoffman closed it out with a 1-2-3 9th to give the Dynamos the 3-2 win. With the victory, Koufax became the 1st pitcher to 5 wins. It was Roberts’ first loss. Los Angeles is now 13-12, while St. Louis has dropped to 19-6. Eddie Mathews was injured in the 6th inning running to 1st. He’ll likely be out of the LA lineup for a couple of weeks.