Houston Astros

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-43, first in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (54-49, first in the AL West) Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Justin Wrobleski (0-1, 4.40 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (9-5, 2.75 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 105 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Astros -139, Dodgers +117; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Houston Astros looking to stop a three-game road slide. Houston is 29-21 in home games and 54-49 overall. Astros hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the 10th-best percentage in MLB play. Los Angeles is 28-23 on the road and 62-43 overall. The Dodgers have a 42-8 record in games when

Framber Valdez struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Friday night. Bregman hit a solo home run to left in the third inning and Singleton hit a 403-foot two-run homer into the second deck in right in the fourth. Joey Loperfido had an RBI single in the second and made an outstanding leaping grab to rob Shohei Ohtani of extra bases in the third.

After Gavin Stone's hot start this season, the Dodgers ' de facto No. 2 pitcher needs to shake off a slump that includes a loss to Houston Friday.

A lineup that has been without Max Muncy since May 16 and Mookie Betts since June 17 lost Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor earlier this week and got even shorter on Friday when Freddie Freeman left the team to be with his family during his son's illness. Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a double, hustling into second base even though center fielder Jake Meyers cut the ball off in left-center field.

The Houston Astros are expected to be active ahead of the trade deadline, targeting starting pitching as their No. 1 priority. Two different reports have indicated they have had discussions surrounding Erick Fedde and Jack Flaherty, who is putting together a resurgent year. While Dana Brown and his front office are figuring out what types of packages to offer so they can land their desired targets, they have also seen their division rival Seattle Mariners upgrade their roster for the back stretch of the season. Randy Arozarena will give that lineup a potent bat, something they desperately needed.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- - Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a month and Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBI as the Astros bounced back to win the last game of the series after losing the first two in likely their final regular-season trip to the Coliseum. "Just trying to keep it rolling," Brown said. Seth Brown had three hits for the A's, who had won five of six.

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“We kept the strikeouts in check today. And when you put the ball in play, you’ve got a chance,” Scott Servais said.

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Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead two-run homer off former Houston reliever Ryne Stanek in the seventh inning, and the Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Saturday night to take sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time this year. Stuck playing catchup through the first 3½ months of the season, Houston has won six of eight to climb into first place all alone. Seattle lost its fifth straight — its longest losing streak since dropping six in a row in May 2022 — and fell out of first place for the first time since May 11.

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