Post Game Thread (Jul 4, 2025): Astros (53-35) @ Dodgers (56-33)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	2	0	4	0	1	10	1	0	0	18	20	1	9
LAD	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	11

Box Score

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Ohtani	3	0	0	0	1	1	.282
P	Rojas, M	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241
SS	Betts	3	0	1	0	0	1	.247
RF	Ruiz, E	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
1B	Freeman, F	2	0	1	0	0	1	.313
1B	Rushing	3	0	0	0	0	0	.207
C	Smith, W	2	1	2	1	2	0	.330
RF	Hernández, T	2	0	0	0	0	0	.261
SS	Kim	2	0	0	0	0	0	.360
CF	Pages, A	3	0	1	0	1	1	.290
LF	Conforto	4	0	0	0	0	1	.174
2B	Edman	2	0	0	0	2	0	.242
3B	Hernández, K	4	0	0	0	0	0	.199

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Casparius	3.0	9	6	6	0	3	59-43	4.68
Dreyer	1.2	2	1	1	2	2	30-19	3.25
Davis	1.1	6	10	10	3	3	47-28	19.50
Banda	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	26-17	3.92
Rojas, M	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	14-5	12.60

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
3B	Paredes	5	2	1	1	1	1	.255
CF	Meyers	5	3	3	0	0	1	.309
SS	Short	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2B	Altuve	3	4	3	5	2	0	.269
2B	Whitcomb	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059
RF	Smith	6	2	2	1	0	2	.292
1B	Walker, C	5	3	4	4	0	1	.231
C	Caratini	5	2	3	4	0	0	.254
C	Salazar	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
DH	Diaz, Ya	3	0	1	1	2	0	.245
LF	Trammell	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
LF	Hummel	2	1	1	1	2	0	.225
CF	Dubón	6	1	2	0	0	1	.251

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
McCullers Jr.	6.0	4	1	1	4	4	87-49	5.82
Alexander, J	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	57-36	8.40

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Isaac Paredes homers (18) on a fly ball to left field.	0-1
T1	Christian Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Teoscar Hernández. Jose Altuve scores.	0-2
B2	Will Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-2
T3	Jose Altuve homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Jake Meyers scores.	1-4
T3	Christian Walker homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Cam Smith scores.	1-6
T5	Cooper Hummel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Teoscar Hernández. Victor Caratini scores. Yainer Diaz to 3rd.	1-7
T6	Cam Smith singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Teoscar Hernández. Isaac Paredes scores. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Jose Altuve to 2nd.	1-8
T6	Christian Walker hit by pitch. Jake Meyers scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd.	1-9
T6	Victor Caratini hits a grand slam (8) to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. Cam Smith scores. Christian Walker scores.	1-13
T6	Jake Meyers singles on a ground ball to third baseman Enrique Hernández. Cooper Hummel scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. Throwing error by third baseman Enrique Hernández.	1-14
T6	Jose Altuve homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. Mauricio Dubón scores. Jake Meyers scores.	1-17
T7	Yainer Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Esteury Ruiz. Christian Walker scores.	1-18

Highlights

Description	Length
Bench availability for Houston, July 4 vs Dodgers	0:08
Starting lineups for Astros at Dodgers – July 4, 2025	0:10
The distance behind Victor Caratini's home run	0:13
Jose Altuve: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
An animated look at Victor Caratini's home run	0:11
Visualizing Jose Altuve's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Lance McCullers Jr.'s pitches	0:04
Lance McCullers Jr.'s outing against the Dodgers	0:27
Breaking down Ben Casparius' pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Isaac Paredes' home run	0:13
Analyzing Isaac Paredes' home run through bat tracking	0:11
Will Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:12
An animated look at Will Smith's home run	0:11
The distance behind Christian Walker's home run	0:13
Measuring the stats on Jose Altuve's home run	0:13
Christian Walker's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Analyzing Jose Altuve's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Isaac Paredes' leadoff home run (18)	0:29
Christian Walker's RBI single	0:14
Will Smith's solo home run (12)	0:30
Jose Altuve dives to tag second base for the forceout	0:21
Jose Altuve's two-run home run (14)	0:28
Christian Walker's two-run home run (11)	0:28
Jake Meyers' incredible diving catch	0:21
Mauricio Dubón makes the play off the deflection	0:38
Enrique Hernández's diving play	0:21
Cooper Hummel's two-run single	0:18
Ben Casparius strikes out Taylor Trammell	0:07
Cam Smith's RBI single	0:14
Victor Caratini's grand slam (8)	0:26
Cooper Hummel scores on an error	0:25
Jose Altuve's second home run of the game (15)	0:26
Jake Meyers scores on Christian Walker's HBP	0:11
Yainer Diaz's sac fly	0:17
Field View: Victor Caratini's grand slam	0:32
Astros break the game open with 10-run 6th	1:31
Jose Altuve's two-homer, five RBI game	0:53
Lance McCullers Jr. strikes out Mookie Betts	0:06
Miguel Rojas induces 3-6-1 double play	0:15
Dalton Rushing lines out sharply to first baseman Christian Walker.	0:09

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
McCullers Jr. (2-3, 5.82 ERA)	Casparius (6-3, 4.68 ERA)	Alexander, J (1 SV, 8.40 ERA)

Game ended at 10:58 PM.