Dodgers play the Astros leading series 1-0

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Los Angeles Dodgers (22-13, first in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (14-22, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (2-1, 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert (1-2, 3.52 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -211, Astros +174; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Houston Astros.

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.

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.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.

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

Andy Pages has a .313 batting average to lead the Dodgers, and has eight doubles and five home runs. Freddie Freeman is 10 for 43 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .287 batting average, 5.73 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Dodgers: 5-5, .259 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

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

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

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.