at Milwaukee, WI
SF 000 000 000 = 0-5-0
MIL 430 101 04x = 13-17-1
WP- Rush (1-3); LP- Miller (1-1)
The Braves put this one away early, scoring seven runs in the first two innings. League-leading hitter Hank Aaron went 5-for-5 with five runs scored. Frank Torre chipped in with three hits and three RBI. Billy Bruton and Del Crandall each had three RBI as well. It was the worst loss of the season for the first-place Giants. Spot starter Bob Rush twirled a complete-game, five-hit shutout.
Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 0
at Pittsburgh, PA
STL 000 000 000 = 0-6-0
PIT 000 000 001 = 1-11-0
WP- Face (3-2); LP- McDaniel (1-5)
Two out when winning run scored.
Danny Kravitz's pinch-hit RBI single with two out in the bottom of the ninth off Lindy McDaniel plated Don Hoak with the winning run. With two outs and nobody on, Hoak walked. Roman Mejias followed with a single, sending Hoak to third. Kravitz then delivered a ground ball up the middle to bring Hoak home. Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix found himself in yet another pitching duel---this time with St. Louis' Larry Jackson.
Los Angeles 9, Cincinnati 4
at Cincinnati, OH
LA 201 121 020 = 9-11-0
CIN 002 100 100 = 4-8-1
WP- Drysdale (8-5); LP- Lawrence (2-5)
Charlie Neal hit two home runs, Ron Fairly and Johnny Roseboro added round trippers, and the Dodgers ran roughshod over the NL's worst pitching staff. Cincinnati's Brooks Lawrence couldn't make it out of the fifth inning, surrendering six earned runs and three of the four Dodgers home runs. The Dodgers are now just one game below .500.
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