{"id":650920,"date":"2026-05-05T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/650920\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:17:08","slug":"dodgers-play-the-astros-leading-series-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/650920\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers play the Astros leading series 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (22-13, first in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (14-22, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani<\/a> (2-1, 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (1-2, 3.52 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Dodgers -211, Astros +174; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Houston has an 8-9 record in home games and a 14-22 record overall. The Astros have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .436.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a 10-7 record in road games and a 22-13 record overall. The Dodgers are second in the NL with 47 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .333 batting average to lead the Astros, and has nine doubles and 12 home runs. Christian Walker<\/a> is 16 for 39 with three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Andy Pages<\/a> has a .313 batting average to lead the Dodgers, and has eight doubles and five home runs. Freddie Freeman<\/a> is 10 for 43 with four RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .287 batting average, 5.73 ERA, outscored by 15 runs<\/p>\n

Dodgers: 5-5, .259 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Yainer Diaz<\/a>: day-to-day (abdominal), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Jeremy Pena<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Dodgers: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mookie Betts<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Casparius: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Landon Knack<\/a>: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Jake Cousins<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bobby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Phillips<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tommy Edman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Blake Snell: 15-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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