Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles Dodgers into a matchup with Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, on Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. ET. Pages is at .326, the ninth-best average in the league, while Alvarez ranks 10th at .324. Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.56 ERA) will start for the Dodgers, who are 22-14 this season and first in the NL West. Lance McCullers (2-2, 6.32 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 15-22 and fourth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsDodgers
Tommy Edman: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Mookie Betts: 10 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brusdar Graterol: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Edwin Díaz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Casparius: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Bobby Miller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kiké Hernández: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Landon Knack: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Astros
Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Carlos Correa: day-to-day (Ankle)
Stats to know
Pages is hitting for a .326 BA, .368 OBP and .500 SLG with a 22.2% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate. His OPS is .868 and he has scored 19 runs. In 144 plate appearances, he has hit five home runs and driven in 27 runs (10th in MLB). Pages has been crafty on the base paths, recording six steals on seven attempts.
In 136 plate appearances, Max Muncy is hitting .284/.390/.560 with a .950 OPS. He has hit nine long balls (15th in MLB), driven in 13 runs and scored 24 times.
Alvarez is hitting for a .324 BA, .428 OBP and .647 SLG with a 12% strikeout rate and a 13.3% walk rate. His OPS is 1.075, which ranks 3rd in MLB, and he has scored 26 runs. In 166 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs (4th in MLB) and driven in 27 runs (10th in MLB).
In 151 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit nine long balls (15th in MLB), tallied 27 RBIs (10th in MLB) and scored 23 runs. He is batting .308/.384/.579 and has posted an 18.5% strikeout rate and a 9.9% walk rate.
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