Al Downing (15-11, 2.76) came up ace today in the first game of a twin bill. Downing scattered 6 hits as he tossed a much needed shutout vs Atlanta. Downing has struggled at times this season, but on a day when his team needed him to come up big he did. Dick Allen again was the Dodger offense, going 2 for 3 and hitting his 21st homer of the year.GAME 4: Dodgers 9, Braves 3
In a matchup of respective aces who did not have their best stuff, Don Sutton (17-6, 2.90) bested Phil Niekro (23-8, 2.27) to lock down the series sweep for the Dodgers, who are now back in the pennant race. Atlanta, who had fought so hard and had played so well all season, virtually ended their bid for the post season. With the score 2-1 LA erupted for 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to take an 8-1 lead. Dick Allen hit his 3rd homer in 3 days and both Wes Parker and Bill Buckner had 3 hits each. Ralph Garr also had 3 and scored 2 runs to increase his average to .368 as he battles Chicago's Glenn Beckert and Montreal's Rusty Staub for the league lead.
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