Do you remember back before this 2025 Major League Baseball season began, when six National League teams topped our preseason power rankings and it seemed inevitable that the NLCS was going to be more entertaining than the World Series?

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to complete their first three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium since May 9-11,

The Dodgers have racked up 56 wins, but the Houston Astros' completion of a sweep of the Dodgers Sunday highlighted the team's holes.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Los Angeles Dodgers struggled in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Manager Dave Roberts had limited options as three key right-handed hitters — Teoscar Hernández, Kiké Hernández and Tommy Edman — were sidelined with minor injuries.

The Astros sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Pirates turn good history into bad, the Guardians blew it in the ninth and more from the weekend's MLB action.

Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

L OS ANGELES — The Dodgers forgettable weekend ended with a low-scoring affair on Sunday, managing one measly run in a 5-1 loss to the Astros, completing a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.