A day after suffering their worst ever home loss, the Los Angeles Dodgers are back at Dodger Stadium Saturday night looking to even the score with the Houston Astros.

The Dodgers (56-32) open a three-game series against the Astros (52-32) on the Fourth of July at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Ben Casparius (6-2, 3.97 ERA, 1.129 WHIP) will take the ball as the opener for the Dodgers.

Our expert MLB predictions expect the Astros' offense to take advantage of a depleted Dodgers bullpen and ride Framber Valdez's left arm to victory.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game to be played on July 6, 2025 on ESPN.

Dave Roberts says the team is ‘hopeful and excited’ with Tyler Glasnow expected back on the next road trip and Blake Snell shortly after the All-Star break.

The Astros blasted the Dodgers 18-1 in Friday's series opener, and Houston clinched the series victory with a 6-4 win as moderate underdogs (+145) Saturday as the Over (9) cashed. Houston has picked up 5 victories in the past 6 meetings in this series,