Overview

• Houston’s 18-1 victory marked the largest margin of defeat for the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine since 1962.
• Jose Altuve reached base five times, homered twice and drove in five runs while enduring chants of “Cheater!” from the home crowd.
• Victor Caratini delivered a grand slam in the sixth inning to spark a 10-run outburst that broke the game open.
• Isaac Paredes led off with a first-pitch homer and Christian Walker added another blast as the Astros hit five homers in total.
• Lance McCullers Jr. permitted one run on four hits over six innings, striking out four and leaving Los Angeles searching for pitching answers.