Astros vs. Dodgers Game Thread: Game 36, 5/4/2026
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 03: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros catches a fly ball hit by Caleb Durbin #5 of the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning at Fenway Park on May 03, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) | Getty Images TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (14-21) will wear their City Connect uniforms tonight as they welcome in the rival Los Angeles Dodgers (21-13) for the first game of a three-game series at Daikin Park. Veteran reliever LHP Steven Okert (0-0, 4.
20 ERA) will get the start for the Astros as an opener tonight opposite the Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-2, 2. 87 ERA). TONIGHT’S STARTER: LHP Steven Okert, a nine-year MLB veteran, will be making his fifth Major League start as an opener and his second as an Astro (also, Aug.
5, 2025 at MIA). The often-used lefty reliever had made 17 relief appearances in 2026, which ranks tied for fourth in the AL. VS.
THE DODGERS: The Astros and Dodgers will forever be connected by the 2017 World Series, which was won by Houston in a thrilling seven games. Since that 2017 season began, the Astros and Dodgers have been the two top clubs in baseball, in terms of regular season wins and playoff wins. Since the 2017 World Series, the Astros are 11-9 against the Dodgers in the regular season and have won six of the last seven games.
In their last meeting, the Astros swept the Dodgers in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium (July 4-6, 2025), outscoring the Dodgers 29-6 in the three games. PLAYER OF THE MONTH! : Announced earlier today, OF Yordan Alvarez was named the AL Player of the Month for March/April for his third career AL Player of the Month Award.
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