Fans gathered at Dodgers Stadium for the opening game of a series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros on Fourth of July on Friday.  But before sp

The Dodgers have racked up 56 wins, but the Houston Astros' completion of a sweep of the Dodgers Sunday highlighted the team's holes.

While the Houston Astros were pouring it on the Los Angeles Dodgers, broadcaster Orel Hershiser decided to turn back the clocks to 2017.

They’re the hottest team in baseball, but they’re not the best team in the league over the past month. That honor belongs to the Astros, who are 24-8 with a plus-57 run differential since the start of June. Their latest work this weekend in Los Angeles, pulverizing the Dodgers by 23 runs over a three-game sweep, was especially eye-opening.

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