Andy Pages hits 3 homers, drives in 6 as the Dodgers rout the Astros 12-2

TL;DR

Andy Pages hit three home runs and drove in six RBIs, leading the Dodgers to a 12-2 victory over the Astros. Shohei Ohtani also contributed with two hits, breaking a hitless streak.

Key points

Andy Pages set career highs with three homers and six RBIs
Shohei Ohtani broke an 0 for 18 slump with two hits
Tyler Glasnow left the game with low back pain
The Dodgers scored 12 runs against the Astros
Lance McCullers allowed six runs in 2 2/3 innings

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HOUSTON (AP) — Andy Pages set career highs with three homers and six RBIs and Shohei Ohtani broke out of a slump with two hits to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 12-2 rout of the Houston Astros Wednesday. Starter Tyler Glasnow allowed a solo home run in the first inning before leaving the game with low back pain before the second. Jack Dreyer (2-3) took over and pitched two scoreless innings for the win as one of six relievers who stepped in to hold Houston to one run after Glasnow's early departure. Pages connected on a three-run homer off Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) in a five-run third inning that made it 6-1 and he added a two-run shot in the fifth off Jason Alexander. His solo shot to start the ninth inning came off catcher César Salazar, who moved from behind the plate to the mound for the ninth with the game out of hand and Houston's bullpen depleted. Ohtani snapped a 0 for 18 skid with a double in the third inning and added an RBI single in the fifth. His hitless streak was the second longest of his career behind an 0 for 19 stretch in 2020. Glasnow allowed a home run to leadoff hitter Brice Matthews before retiring the next three batters, with two strikeouts to end the first. He returned to the mound to warm up before the second inning but appeared to be in discomfort after throwing a pitch and signaled to the dugout before exiting the game. Glasnow’s strikeout of in the first inning was the 1,000th of his career. McCullers allowed four hits and six runs in 2 2/3 innings. He walked three and threw three wild pitches on a day he threw just 39 of 70 pitches for strikes. The Dodgers tied it in the second when a run scored with two outs on McCullers' wild pitch. walked with no outs in the third before Ohtani's double. Freeland scored on McCullers's wild pitch and another wild pitch sent Ohtani home for a 3-1 lead. McCullers walked and then with one out. There were two outs in the inning when Pages hit a sinker off the wall in left field to push the lead to 6-1.

Q&A

How many home runs did Andy Pages hit against the Astros?

Andy Pages hit three home runs in the game against the Astros.

What was Shohei Ohtani's performance in the game?

Shohei Ohtani had two hits, including a double and an RBI single, breaking a hitless streak of 18 at-bats.

What injury did Tyler Glasnow sustain during the game?

Tyler Glasnow left the game due to low back pain after allowing a solo home run in the first inning.