Dodgers aim to end road losing streak and face Astros

Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers (62-44, first in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros (55-49, first in the AL West)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

Pitching Probables: Dodgers: River Ryan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, two strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (4-8, 5.65 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -125, Dodgers +105; over/under is 9 runs

IN BRIEF: The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to snap their four-game road losing streak when they face the Houston Astros.

Houston is 30-21 at home and 55-49 overall. Astros hitters have a .321 on-base percentage, the ninth-best in MLB.

The Dodgers are 28-24 away from home and 62-44 overall. The Dodgers have the 10th-best team earned run average in the major leagues, at 3.81.

Sunday’s match is the third meeting between the teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 20 homers, 44 walks and 54 RBIs while hitting .300 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena has 14 hits in 37 at-bats with two doubles, two homers and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani had 28 doubles, four triples and 32 home runs for the Dodgers. Gavin Lux had 12 hits in 29 at-bats with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .257 batting average, 3.27 ERA, have outscored opponents by three runs

Dodgers: 6-4, .245 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Astros: Justin Verlander: 15-day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-day IL (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10-day IL (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60-day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-day IL (elbow)

Dodgers: Chris Taylor: 10 days out due to injury (groin), Miguel Rojas: 10 days out due to injury (forearm), Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 60 days out due to injury (triceps), Dustin May: 60 days out due to injury (elbow/esophagus), Max Muncy: 60 days out due to injury (oblique), Walker Buehler: 15 days out due to injury (hip), Michael Grove: 15 days out due to injury (lat), Mookie Betts: 10 days out due to injury (hand), Ryan Brasier: 60 days out due to injury (calf), Connor Brogdon: 60 days out due to injury (foot), Brusdar Graterol: 60 days out due to injury (shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 60 days out due to injury (forearm), Tony Gonsolin: 60 days out due to injury (elbow)

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