Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers, May 5, 2026

DodgersLAD
1-2
Final
AstrosHOU

May 5, 2026, 8:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Los Angeles Dodgers

2-3

Last 5
L 2-7
@ STL
L 2-3
@ STL
W 4-1
@ STL
W 8-3
@ HOU
L 1-2
@ HOU

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
L 1-3
@ BOS
W 6-3
@ BOS
W 3-1
@ BOS
L 3-8
vs LAD
W 2-1
vs LAD

Starting Pitchers

Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani headshot
Shohei Ohtani
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 5, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Los Angeles Dodgers22-14.611#1N/A-
Houston Astros15-22.405#4#114.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Los Angeles DodgersHouston Astros
.762
OPS
.732
204
HR
226
801
Runs
734
3.55
ERA
4.45
1.14
WHIP
1.34
1521
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters

Kyle Tucker headshot
Kyle Tucker

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Freddie Freeman headshot
Freddie Freeman

8 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Andy Pages headshot
Andy Pages

7 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Justin Wrobleski headshot
Justin Wrobleski

6.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Shohei Ohtani headshot
Shohei Ohtani

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 2.57 ERA

Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot
Yoshinobu Yamamoto

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 4.50 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Brice Matthews headshot
Brice Matthews

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Carlos Correa headshot
Carlos Correa

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Shohei Ohtani headshot
Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick
Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Braden Shewmake headshot
Braden Shewmake
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1: LAD 6 hits, HOU 4 hits; LAD 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Houston Astros01100000x240

Box Score

Batting

Andy Pages led Los Angeles Dodgers with 3 hits.

Los Angeles Dodgers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Dalton RushingDH3000010
Alex CallPH/DH1110000
Freddie Freeman1B4010010
Will SmithC4000000
Kyle TuckerRF3011110
Teoscar HernándezLF4000020
Max Muncy3B3000100
Andy PagesCF4030000
Alex Freeland2B1000200
Santiago EspinalPH1000010
Miguel RojasSS4000000
Totals32161460

Braden Shewmake led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jose Altuve2B4000030
Yordan AlvarezLF4000010
Brice MatthewsCF0000000
Isaac Paredes1B2000010
Christian WalkerDH3111011
Cam SmithRF3000000
Zach ColeCF/LF3000020
Christian VázquezC3000010
Nick AllenSS3010000
Braden Shewmake3B3121001
Totals28242092

Pitching

Shohei Ohtani went 7.0 innings for Los Angeles Dodgers (8 SO, 2 ER); Peter Lambert went 7.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani7.0422082
Alex Vesia1.0000010
Houston Astros
Peter Lambert7.0300440
Bryan King2.0311020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B2

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Home Run Braden Shewmake homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Single Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alex Call scores. LAD 1, HOU 2

Play-by-Play

All 65 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Pop Out Miguel Rojas pops out to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T9

    Single Andy Pages singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Zach Cole. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T9

    Flyout Max Muncy flies out sharply to right fielder Cam Smith. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out sharply to right fielder Kyle Tucker. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Jose Altuve called out on strikes. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Pop Out Braden Shewmake pops out to shortstop Miguel Rojas. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Groundout Teoscar Hernández grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Single Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alex Call scores. LAD 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Flyout Will Smith flies out sharply to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Double Alex Call doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Lineout Nick Allen lines out to second baseman Alex Freeland. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Zach Cole strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Miguel Rojas grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Alex Freeland out at 2nd. Miguel Rojas out at 1st. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Walk Alex Freeland walks. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Groundout Andy Pages grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Forceout Cam Smith grounds into a force out, third baseman Max Muncy to second baseman Alex Freeland. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Lineout Christian Walker lines out to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Hit By Pitch Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Max Muncy flies out sharply to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Teoscar Hernández strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Kyle Tucker flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Single Braden Shewmake singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andy Pages. Nick Allen to 3rd. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Single Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to shortstop Miguel Rojas. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to center fielder Andy Pages. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Groundout Zach Cole grounds out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Lineout Will Smith lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Flyout Freddie Freeman flies out sharply to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Flyout Dalton Rushing flies out to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out softly to second baseman Alex Freeland. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Christian Walker called out on strikes. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Forceout Miguel Rojas grounds into a force out, shortstop Nick Allen to second baseman Jose Altuve. Alex Freeland out at 2nd. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Walk Alex Freeland walks. Andy Pages to 2nd. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Single Andy Pages singles on a ground ball to center fielder Zach Cole. Max Muncy to 3rd. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Walk Max Muncy walks. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Kyle Tucker called out on strikes. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, second baseman Alex Freeland to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Home Run Braden Shewmake homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. LAD 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Nick Allen grounds out sharply, second baseman Alex Freeland to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Lineout Will Smith lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Groundout Freddie Freeman grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Groundout Dalton Rushing grounds out softly, pitcher Peter Lambert to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Zach Cole strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out to shortstop Miguel Rojas. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. LAD 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Lineout Miguel Rojas lines out sharply to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Groundout Alex Freeland grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Isaac Paredes. Andy Pages to 3rd. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Single Andy Pages singles on a ground ball to third baseman Braden Shewmake. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Flyout Max Muncy flies out to center fielder Zach Cole. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes called out on strikes. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, shortstop Miguel Rojas to first baseman Freddie Freeman. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Teoscar Hernández flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Walk Kyle Tucker walks. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Groundout Will Smith grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Isaac Paredes. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Double Freddie Freeman doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. LAD 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Dalton Rushing strikes out swinging. LAD 0, HOU 0