Riding the high of the hometown All-Star Game, Los Angeles Dynamos ace Sandy Koufax allowed just 2 hits in 8 innings. Unfortunately, one of those hits was a 1st inning 2-run homer by Houston Hoots’ Hank Aaron. Houston ace Bob Gibson allowed just 4 hits in his own 8 innings of work. LA’s Cristóbal Torriente hit a solo homer and a triple for 2 of those hits in the losing effort. Lee Smith pitched a scoreless 9th for his 7th save, as the Hoots improved to 11-16. Los Angeles fell to 14-13. Koufax is just 5-3, despite a 2.32 ERA.