Los Angeles Dynamos starter, Don Sutton, overcame a 3-run 1st inning to top Steve Carlton and the St. Louis Wizards to sweep the 2-game series heading into the All-Star break. Sutton hit Ted Simmons in the 1st inning, leading Simmons to leave the game, and the Wizards put together three 2-out hits to take the early lead. When Steve Carlton responded by drilling Barry Larkin to lead off the inning for the Dynamos, benches cleared, and both teams received warnings. In the 3rd, Carlton allowed 5 singles and a walk as the Dynamos scored 4 to take the lead. LA plated 2 more in the 4th. A Stan Musial RBI double in the 5th off Sutton cut the lead to 6-4, but in the 6th, things fell apart. Carlton was pulled for Warren Spahn, who let one get too far in on Jackie Robinson to lead off the inning. Tensions were high, but Spahn was ejected. Two batters later, Chuck Klein hit a 3-run homer off Fergie Jenkins to extend the Dynamos’ lead. Overall, Klein was 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI. Pete Alexander pitched two scoreless innings to shut the Wizards down and give LA the 9-4 win. Los Angeles handed St. Louis their first back-to-back losses of the season. St. Louis fell to 19-7 heading into the break, while Los Angeles improved to 14-12. 4 of St. Louis’ 7 losses are to Los Angeles, and the Wizards have now lost 5 of their last 10.