BREGGY BOMB SAVES THE DAY!
Bregman walk-off homer lifts Astros over Dodgers 7-6
Jul 27, 2024, 9:34 pm
Astros defeat the Dodgers, 7-6. Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images.
Alex Bregman hit a game-ending homer off Blake Treinen in the ninth inning that sailed over the left-field train tracks, and the Houston Astros overcame Shohei Ohtani's National League-leading 32nd home run to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Saturday night.
BREGGY BOMB TO THE TRACKS!!!#RELENTLESS pic.twitter.com/rITGhe9sXm
— Houston Astros (@astros) July 28, 2024
Houston trailed 5-0 in the sixth and 6-4 in the eighth before Yainer Diaz tripled off Daniel Hudson, and Jeremy Peña and Jon Singleton hit RBI singles.
Bregman drove a 1-0 sinker from Treinen (5-3) that went 407 feet for his 14th home run.
Josh Hader (4-5) pitched a perfect ninth for the Astros (55-49), who have won three straight and 22 of 33.
Los Angeles (62-44) has lost three of four following a five-game winning streak.
Cavan Biggio hit an RBI double in the second and Ohtani doubled the lead in the third with 443-foot drive into the second level in right, a 118.7 mph drive, according to Statcast.
Gavin Lux and Teoscar Hernández hit RBI singles in the fifth and Biggio homered in the eighth, his fourth this season and second with the Dodgers.
Diaz, Peña, Jake Meyers and Victor Caratini had four straight two-out RBI singles in the sixth against Evan Phillips. With two on, Anthony Banda struck out Jon Singleton.
Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Houston's Ronel Blanco gave up four runs and three hits in 4 1/3 innings, tying a career high with nine strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (right hip inflammation) allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings Friday night in a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Manager Dave Roberts said Buehler will have another rehab start “and hopefully, get through the fifth then we will see where that goes.” ... 1B Freddie Freeman was placed on the family emergency list and C Hunter Feduccia was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (neck discomfort) threw over 50 pitches in a bullpen Saturday, manager Joe Espada said. Verlander’s next step will be throwing off a game mound next week, Espada said. … RHP Luis Garcia (right elbow surgery) will throw a bullpen session early next week, Espada said.
UP NEXT
Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-8, 5.65 ERA) starts Sunday in the series finale against Dodgers RHP River Ryan (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
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The three-time All-Star went on the 10-day injured list Monday, retroactive to Saturday, and returned to Houston for an MRI that revealed the muscle strain.
“We look at it as good news,” Astros manager Joe Espada said before their Wednesday afternoon game with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Espada expressed hope that Alvarez wouldn’t have to stay on the injured list longer than the required 10 days. He also said the hand issue may have played a role in Alvarez’s slow start.
Alvarez, 27, is hitting .210 with a .306 on-base percentage, three homers and 18 RBIs in 29 games this season. He batted .308 with a .392 on-base percentage, 35 homers and 86 RBIs in 147 games last year while ranking ninth in the AL Most Valuable Player balloting.
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His potential return could go a long way toward boosting an Astros lineup that hasn’t been as productive as usual this season. The Astros entered Wednesday’s action ranked 21st in the majors in runs (136) and 23rd in OPS (.676). Houston has ranked 11th or better in both those categories each of the last four seasons.