Dynamos K 12, Win 5th Straight

The Los Angeles Dynamos stayed hot, topping the Chicago Docs 7-4 to win their 5th straight and keep pace with the St. Louis Wizards in the National League. LA jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Chicago’s Orel Hershiser, scoring a run in the 1st and 3 runs in the 2nd, an inning made worse when Albert Pujols bobbled a sharp grounder. Chicago responded against Greg Maddux with 3 runs of their own, thanks to RBI singles by Willie Davis and Buster Posey. With 2 outs in the 5th, Chicago’s Troy Tulowitzki lined one up the middle that hit Maddux in the ankle. He exited the game and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks. LA opened up their lead in the 6th when Frank Robinson hit a 2-run homer. Goose Gossage struck out all 3 Docs he faced in the 9th for his 7th save. Los Angeles improved to 20-14 with the win, while the Chicago Docs fell to 11-23. LA pitchers struck out 12 while only walking 1. LA’s Eddie Mathews was 0 for 4 with a walk in his first start back from injury since April 27th.

Los Angeles @ Chicago – 5/9/22