Andy Pages homers 3 times, Dodgers bullpen wraps up rout of Astros

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

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

Q: What was the final score of the Dodgers vs. Astros game on May 6, 2026?

The Dodgers defeated the Astros with a final score of 12-2.

Q: What injury did Tyler Glasnow suffer during the game?

Tyler Glasnow left the game after one inning due to lower back pain.

Q: What was significant about the Dodgers' offense in this game?

The Dodgers' offense scored 12 runs, breaking a recent slump where they averaged only 3.64 runs over their previous 14 games.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MAY 06: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by Freddie Freeman #5 and Kyle Tucker #23 after a home run in the third inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on May 06, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) | Getty Images Tyler Glasnow left his start after only one inning, but the Dodgers’ struggling offense picked up the slack in a cathartic 12-2 bludgeoning of the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon getaway day at Daikin Park in Houston. Held to only one run in Tuesday night’s loss, the Dodgers were just 2-3 on the road trip, scoring two or fewer runs in five of their previous seven games. Dating back to April 21, the start of a series in San Francisco, the Dodgers averaged just 3.64 runs in their previous 14 games, with an 86 wRC+ that ranked 27th in the majors that fueled a 6-8 record. When while warming up for the second inning, the game was tied at one apiece. The Dodgers scored each of their first *three* runs on Wednesday on wild pitches, which was very funny for an offense having so much trouble scoring of late, including , their longest power drought in a dozen years. But the setup for those first three runs — one in the second inning, two in the third — was promising, with a double and single in the second, followed by a walk and a double in the third. The Dodgers did not stop reaching base, then began to plate runs in a more traditional manner. After the *third* wild pitch by , Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker walked, then with two outs Andy Pages gave the Dodgers some rare breathing room of late by unloading for a three-run home run to left field. That snapped , dating back to April 13. He did not have a lapse until his next home run, lining a ball into the Crawford Boxes for a two-run shot in the fifth inning, turning this one into a rout. Pages even added a *third* home run in the ninth inning, off position player . He joins . Six runs batted in Thursday are a career high for Pages, whose hit streak reached eight games. The first two home runs for Pages were on two-seam fastballs, something manager Dave Roberts before the game identified as a weakness in the scuffling offense of late. “We don’t hit the fastball. It’s just fact that teams in baseball that are offensive hit the fastball. When you’re passive, you’re late on the fastball,” Roberts told reporters in Houston, . “You’re not scaring pitchers out of the hitting zone, as opposed to being aggressive and scaring them out of the hitting zone. That starts by getting on the fastball. ’s double in the third inning snapped an 0-for-18 skid at the plate, part of a two-hit day that also included a walk. Freeman doubled for the second game in a row while using to help keep him from flying open on his swing, and also walked twice. tripled and singled. Tucker had two hits and reached base twice in all three games of the series in one of his former home ballparks. singled and walked, reaching base eight times during the series. All that offense provided the perfect backdrop for a bullpen that had to get the final 24 outs on Wednesday, their toughest test of the season. But with , including at least six innings from the rotation , relievers were well rested for the task. and did the heavy lifting, each completing two scoreless innings. struck out two in his scoreless inning, followed by allowing a run on two hits in his two frames. pitched a perfect eighth, then struck out two in a perfect ninth just hours after . It was Stewart’s first game for the Dodgers since last August 9, . “It’s a good feeling, and whatever I can do to help, I’m going to do it,” . “I like where my stuff’s at right now, so I think I can help the team, and I’m really looking forward to it. … It feels fun to throw the ball again, let’s go.”