00:01two first place teams one that
00:03everybody saw coming in the
00:04defending champion Dodgers the
00:06other one though the Houston
00:07Astros every excuse not to be at
00:09the top of the division once
00:10again but here they are what a
00:12matchup we've got from Valdez
00:14for the Astros Shohei Otani
00:16makes his fourth start for the
00:17Dodgers Shohei on his birthday
00:19is one of the greatest athletes
00:20we're ever going to see we get
00:22to see him at the plate we get
00:23to see him on the mound although
00:24for only two innings this guy is
00:27getting primed and ready for a
00:28September run that I think
00:30you'll see a full complement of
00:31innings out of him so here he is
00:34Shohei Otani ready to make his
00:35fourth start this season and his
00:37fourth start in a couple years by
00:39the way still hit 30 home runs to
00:41lead the National League and so
00:42he's got a lot to celebrate here
00:44on his 31st birthday I'm glad he
00:46invited us to his party it's going
00:47to be good huh hooked into left
00:49field Kike Hernandez comes on
00:51plays it in a bounce and lead off
00:53hit for Paredes but this kid here
00:55Cam Smith who got drafted less than
00:57a year ago by the Chicago Cubs and
00:59he's just charged his way up that
01:01lineup broken bad bouncer up the
01:03middle for Tommy Edmonds steps on
01:05the back over the first for two
01:06just a very thoughtful play don't
01:09rush it let the ball come to you
01:10as a broken bat another good pitch
01:13by Ohtani and the big double play
01:14behind him second double play
01:16induced in his last two starts and
01:18here come the boos for Jose
01:20Altuve rolled to short Mickey
01:22Betts comes in skips it up off the
01:24second player throws it over to
01:25Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani
01:27bases the minimum if you're looking
01:29for a snapshot of what makes this
01:31guy different how about this he
01:33walks off of the mound after the
01:34score is first inning he doesn't
01:36even go back into the dugout they've
01:37got his hitting gear waiting for him
01:39he straps up and heads up there to
01:41lead things off with a National League
01:43leading 30 home run the stud left
01:46hander from Brevaldez and the Astros
01:48have won each of his last ten games
01:50that he has started so he is going to
01:52be a tough task he is now coming into
01:54this ballgame 13 consecutive
01:56scoreless innings and it all began
01:57towards the end of May
01:59chop the long first it's fair ball
02:00backs up Walker race to the bag one
02:02by Valdez like to get going hot
02:05right before the all-star break get
02:06some good feelings with Mookie Betts
02:08since June 10th not Mookie Betts like
02:11173 in that stretch career low 247
02:14overall Valdez back home with an 0-2
02:16to Betts under the curve ball lifted in the
02:18left center field the bomb going back
02:20it is good on an 0-2 pitch Mookie Betts
02:25turns around a curve ball and makes it
02:27one nothing Dodgers after going 20
02:29games without a home run his second
02:31in his last three that home run
02:33from just allowed the bats only the
02:35third home run he's given up over his
02:37last 11 starts that's been a big
02:38reason for his success Walker digs in
02:41to lead off the second Otani back out
02:43there for his second frame of work
02:44another three two strike three swinging
02:46on the slider Tony's first strike out
02:50of the game the first out of the
02:52second inning back to back
02:53strikeouts a video game pitch right
02:56there to get Caratini again is in
02:58the right place at the right time
03:00mechanically throws all the pitches
03:03that you want for all the alleys to
03:05give a hitter a nightmare another
03:06one two to Diaz he got him swinging
03:08and he strikes out the side happy
03:11birthday Shohei Otani has started
03:14this inning with an infield single
03:15he's still at first and Valdez deals
03:17another two to Paz runs again throw
03:19from Diaz skips into centerfield
03:21Paz takes 90 more throw coming from
03:25centerfield bounces by there be a
03:28stolen base for sure and in an air
03:30allowing Paz to get to third
03:31Valdez is one of the best pitchers in
03:34baseball two strikes have a hard time
03:36putting Rojas away this would be the
03:37ninth pitch coming here base hit in the
03:40centerfield Miguel Rojas delivers out of the
03:44nine spot Paz into score two to nothing
03:47L.A. Justin Robleski takes the bump to
03:49face the bottom of the order Cooper
03:50Hummel Justin Robleski takes over for
03:52Otani and Cooper Hummel greets him with a
03:54base hit to the left centerfield gap
03:56cut off by Paz holds him to a single
03:58Dubon puts one down the line towards the
04:01corner sailing off the wall Mauricio
04:04Dubon along that bat that ends in a
04:07double and another one of those guys
04:09just kind of lurking there down at the
04:11bottom of the lineup a blue type guy
04:13that always seems to deliver for
04:15Houston so back-to-back hits for the
04:17Astros to open this third inning
04:18against the Dodger lefty here's Zach
04:20short he's got one job to do get him
04:22over get him in on the ground and a
04:24third ball down the line for Zach short
04:27his first hit is an Astro will tie this
04:29game and Justin Robleski had given up
04:31two earned runs in his last two outings
04:33and 11 combined innings he has two earned
04:36runs hung on him here three batters in
04:38Cam Smith chops the first one he sees
04:41the third Rojas on the move throws
04:43wildly the Astros take the lead and a
04:47throwing error from Miguel Rojas short in
04:49the score three to two Houston only got
04:52it plenty of time but looked like he
04:54didn't have a good grip when he threw
04:55that ball and just slung it Christian
04:57Walker right-hander has feasted at
05:00Dodger Stadium in his career including a
05:02home run in six consecutive games they're
05:04not putting him on Smith on second base
05:06two away ground ball up the middle and
05:08through four runs for the Astros in this
05:11third inning Christian Walker drives in
05:14Cam Smith and keeps his big road trip
05:16going Astros brought eight men to the
05:18plate and their first inning against
05:19Robleski get another big inning for this
05:21Astros offense and a weekend full of them
05:24and he waxed this one to center field
05:26back on it Pahe still going back and she's
05:29gone see Senor for Yiner Diaz his 11th of
05:33the season a loud crack of the bat and it's
05:36five to two well Bleski continues to fall
05:39behind in the count so Farber Valdez after
05:42giving up a run in the first and in the
05:44second settling into this game and Rojas
05:47does have an RBI base hit today that made
05:49it to nothing he's also had a couple of
05:52misplays at third base so trying to make
05:54up for it here once again with the bat
05:56and that's belted toward the left center
05:58field gap Miguel Rojas toward the wall
06:00it's gone it's gone it just got over the
06:04wall into the home run seats a nine spot
06:07monster for the Dodgers today Rojas is
06:10two for two and has knocked in three
06:12that's who went deep earlier today
06:14hooks a ball to left field that is down
06:17and gets by Hummel trouble for the Astros
06:20extra bases for Betts on his way to
06:24third throw from Dubon in time and the
06:27time runs cut down at third Betts
06:30gambles with nobody out and makes the
06:32first out at third base that has done
06:35a much better job at Jose Altuve after
06:37he went three for three with a pair of
06:39home runs yesterday jumps on this pitch
06:41hits it over Hernandez and off of the
06:43wall ricochets into no man's land and
06:46so much for keeping Altuve down he's at
06:49the third with a leadoff triple his
06:51fourth extra base hit of the weekend
06:54two home runs and a double last night
06:55and now a triple the lead off the
06:57eight going away for Caratini after
07:00he had three hits yesterday and a
07:02fly ball to left center field this
07:03will get the job done Hernandez back
07:05and he makes the grand Altuve coming to
07:10score and it's a six four game tying
07:13runs on base for the Dodgers nobody
07:16wants to get hit but I think the
07:17Dodgers will trade a bruise to try and
07:20get the the tying runs on base and
07:23the Dodgers will go to the bench for a
07:25pinch hitter s on Kim will step in for
07:28the game Hernandez now on a one two
07:31Kim swings and this is track three
07:34two gone in the eighth you'll just
07:36match going here Michael Conforto
07:38set up as a pinch hitter from
07:39Miguel Rojas who has driven in three
07:41runs today Joe's spot is going to
07:43get his left handed closer Josh
07:45Hader how about this so Dave
07:47Roberts going two for one here he
07:48sent up Michael Conforto as the
07:50pinch hitter instead of having
07:51Conforto face the lefty hater as
07:53Stewie Ruiz goes up got him
07:55swinging Josh hit over the first of
07:58the Astros hope will be four outs to
08:01finish this off Josh Hader looking
08:03for a four out save for the Astros
08:05trying to make it a perfect twenty
08:06five out of twenty five to open
08:08this season he's going to have to
08:10earn it top of the lineup for the
08:11Dodgers here Ohtani the lead off
08:13then Betts then Will Smith that's a
08:16base hit to lead off the win and it
08:18is a side a bit over the plate
08:19brings a tight run to the plate
08:21and you know Mookie Betts even
08:22though he's having a good day with
08:23two extra base hits including a
08:25home run would love a chance at
08:26some redemption here after he made
08:28it out at third try to do it
08:30against somebody who has not
08:31budged all year on the hands
08:34popped into left on comes to
08:36Meryl still coming he's there and
08:39that's is the first out of the
08:40night and among the many things
08:42Will Smith has been so good at
08:44for the Dodgers this year clutch
08:46hitting up there is the tying run
08:48with one going in the ninth with
08:50Tony leads it first hater comes
08:51home with a first ball for strike
08:53three and the Dodgers are down to
08:57their last start now the final hope
08:59for the Dodgers is Freddie Freeman who
09:01was 0 for 4 today with three
09:03strikeouts and that's lifted to left
09:05shallow coming in Trammell going out
09:08Paredes Paredes now on foul ground
09:09makes the two-handed grab and that is
09:12the ball game for the second straight
09:14day the Astros are victorious at Dodger
09:17Stadium winning today six to four
09:20Astros went ahead with a four-run third
09:22inning and didn't look back as they
09:25have won 10 of their last 12
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