Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
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Kyle Tucker homers, drives in 2 runs as the Dodgers beat the Astros 8-3
Tucker’s home run came in a four-run third inning that broke open a close game, pushing the lead to 7-2. He’s in his first season with the Dodgers after spending last year with the Cubs following seven seasons in Houston.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six strong innings and Alex Freeland homered and tied a career high with three hits to help the Dodgers to their second straight win following a four-game skid. Yamamoto (3-2) allowed five hits and three runs with eight strikeouts for his first win since April 7.
Zach Cole hit a solo home run for the Astros in his season debut after being recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land before the game. Houston played without catcher Yainer Diaz, who was a late scratch because of a left abdominal injury.
Steven Okert started, but got just two outs in a bullpen game for Houston before being replaced by Ryan Weiss (0-3), who allowed eight hits and seven runs — six earned — in 4 1/3 innings.
Tucker put the Dodgers up early with his two-out RBI single in the first.
The Astros tied it in the bottom of the inning on a run-scoring single by Jose Altuve with two outs. Houston took a 2-1 lead when a run scored on a wild pitch by Yamamoto.
Freeland tied it with his home run with one out in the second. Shohei Ohtani walked before scoring on a two-out double by Will Smith.
Tucker’s shot to the seats in right field to open the third extended the lead to 4-2. The bases were loaded with one out in the inning when Ohtani grounded into a force out that scored another run.
Freddie Freeman hit an RBI single, and a fielding error by Cam Smith on the play allowed another run to score, pushing the lead to 7-2. Freeman drove in another run with a single in the fifth.
Cole’s home to right field came with one out in the fifth and cut the lead to 8-3.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Cole struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Smith singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Matthews grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Altuve struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Dreyer relieved Treinen |
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9th Inning | Freeland flied out to left. |
Statistics
 LAD |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 15 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 32 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 20 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 172 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 8.3 | Runs Created | 1.9 |
| .325 | Batting Average | .188 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .525 | Slugging Percentage | .281 |
| .325 | Secondary Average | .156 |
| .400 | On Base Percentage | .257 |
| .925 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .538 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 8.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.9 |
| 53.0 | Batter Rating | 19.0 |
| 20.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.82 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
| .200 | Isolated Power | .094 |
| 0.45 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.13 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.031 |
| 15.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 99.8 | MLB Rating | 69.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 35,126 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles |
- | 24 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 42 |
 Arizona |
7.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 San Diego |
8 | 31 | L1 | 0.515625 | 33 |
 San Francisco |
15 | 39 | W1 | 0.4090909 | 27 |
 Colorado |
18 | 42 | L4 | 0.36363637 | 24 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 32 | L1 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Texas |
1.5 | 33 | W1 | 0.4923077 | 32 |
 Athletics |
2.5 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 37 | L1 | 0.4477612 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
9 | 41 | W1 | 0.37878788 | 25 |