The Los Angeles Dynamos held off a late rally by the Chicago Docs to win 5-3 and keep pressure on the Houston Hoots in the National League race. Buster Posey put Chicago on top early when he doubled in two with 2 outs in the 1st inning against Carl Hubbell. Todd Helton’s 2-run home run in the 3rd off Rick Reuschel tied things up, and a bases-loaded wild pitch in the 5th put LA ahead. Ed Delahanty tried to extend that lead, but was thrown out at the plate by Andruw Jones trying to tag up on a flyout. Chicago had a chance in the bottom of the 6th, with runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, but Jones grounded out and Jimmy Rollins struck out to end the inning. Ron Santo came up big for the Dynamos, adding two insurance runs on a homer off reliever Kent Tekulve in the 8th. The Docs tried to rally in the bottom of the 8th when Buster Posey singled and Pete Rose doubled with 2 outs. Jones singled to left, scoring Posey, but Rose was gunned down at the plate by Delahanty to end the inning. Lee Smith pitched a scoreless 9th for his 8th save of the season. With the win, Los Angeles stays just 2 games behind Houston in the National League.