LOS ANGELES -- The fireworks show came early at Dodger Stadium as the Houston Astros' offense routed the Los Angeles Dodgers by a lopsided score of 18-1.
The Astros, who hold the second-best record in the American League, came guns a blazing in Los Angeles as they recorded a season-high ten-run inning in the sixth, which pretty much put a damper on the Dodgers' post-game festivities. That 10-run inning in the sixth is the most runs given up by the Dodgers in a single inning since April 23, 1999, against the Cardinals when Fernando Tatis Sr. hit two grand slams in the same inning.
The very first pitch of the game was a precursor to the events that would transpire later on, as Isaac Paredes launched his 18th home run of the season on a first-pitch fastball by Ben Casparius.
Will Smith became the hero in some sense, preventing the Dodgers from being shut out, crushing a solo shot in the second, his 12th of the season.
Christian Walker would yet again make his presence known in Los Angeles as he went 4-5, which included a two-run homer in the third. This homerun hit by Walker would signify his eighth homerun hit in his last six games played at Chavez Ravine and extended his homerun streak at Dodger Stadium to six games, dating back to his time playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Christian Walker has homered 8 times in his last 6 games at Dodger Stadium 🤯 pic.twitter.com/g112jWvX5r
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Jose Altuve passed Jeff Bagwell for the second-most hits in Astros history in last night's game, and continued to light up the hit counter in this one as he finished off the night going 3-3, which included hitting two home runs and racking up 5 RBI.
The Dodgers will look to turn a new page tomorrow as they have Shohei Ohtani starting in his fourth game for Los Angeles against Framber Valdez. According to Dave Roberts, Ohtani is expected to stay on the same path, innings-wise, sticking to just two.