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Taylor Trammell had taken his sunglasses off earlier in the game because he wasn’t seeing the ball all that well. But even then, he still wasn’t quite able to make out which direction Freddie Freeman’s line drive was going in.

Houston Astros (54-35, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-34, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ryan Gusto (5-3, 4.90 ERA, 1.49 WHIP,

The Dodgers have racked up 56 wins, but the Houston Astros' completion of a sweep of the Dodgers Sunday highlighted the team's holes.

The Astros sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Pirates turn good history into bad, the Guardians blew it in the ninth and more from the weekend's MLB action.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

Against three MVPs and a nasty crowd of hateful boo birds, the walking-wounded, quad A Astros came into Los Angeles and dominated the Dodgers, taking three straight. They outscored the boys in blue 29-6 in the series. Just done beating NL Division leaders the Phillies and Cubs, is this Astros team somehow the best in baseball?

It's no secret that the Dodgers have a lot of pitchers on the injured list. Blake Snell, Gavin Stone, Roki Sasaki, Tony Gonsolin, and River Ryan would be a fine rotation on its own, and Brusdar Graterol, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, and Blake Treinen would (and previously did) form a quality "A" bullpen.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Los Angeles Dodgers struggled in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Manager Dave Roberts had limited options as three key right-handed hitters — Teoscar Hernández, Kiké Hernández and Tommy Edman — were sidelined with minor injuries.

Houston Astros second base Jose Altuve (27) hits a lead-off double during the bottom eighth inning of a MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.