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Houston Astros<\/a> (54-35, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (56-34, first in the NL West)<\/p>\n

Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ryan Gusto<\/a> (5-3, 4.90 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (0-0)<\/p>\n

Dodgers -179, Astros +148; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a 33-16 record at home and a 56-34 record overall. The Dodgers have the best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .457.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 22-21 record on the road and a 54-35 record overall. Astros hitters have a collective .325 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani<\/a> leads the Dodgers with 49 extra base hits (12 doubles, seven triples and 30 home runs). Will Smith<\/a> is 12 for 34 with a double, four home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Isaac Paredes<\/a> has 11 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Astros. Cam Smith<\/a> is 18 for 42 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 7-3, .227 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

Astros: 8-2, .292 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Dodgers: Max Muncy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Michael Kopech: 15-Day IL (knee), Roki Sasaki<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tony Gonsolin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Evan Phillips<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Snell<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Treinen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Hurt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brusdar Graterol<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), River Ryan<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Astros: Yordan Alvarez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Luis Guillorme<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jeremy Pena<\/a>: 10-Day IL (rib), Jacob Melton<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Spencer Arrighetti<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Chas McCormick<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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