Houston at Los Angeles

Houston is on a 5-11 slide. They're 5-8 over the last 13 games without star slugger Yordan Alvarez (17 homers, 55 RBIs), who is out with an oblique injury. The Astros are 14th in runs scored, 21st in on-base percentage, 18th in slugging, and 15th in steals. Rookie Ronel Blanco (4.66 ERA) is on the mound and he has a 6.30 ERA on the road. He's allowed 49 base runners in 29 innings. The Dodgers have won three in a row and play their eighth home game over the last 10 contests. Los Angeles is fifth in the majors in runs scored, 11th in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Starter Bobby Miller (2.83 ERA) is holding batters to a .184 average. The Dodgers are 50-13 at home after three or more straight wins, plus 36-11 as home chalk of -125 to -175. With Los Angeles winning seven of the last 10 meetings against Houston, back home field. Play Los Angeles.