Against three MVPs and a nasty crowd of hateful boo birds, the walking-wounded, quad A Astros came into Los Angeles and dominated the Dodgers, taking three straight. They outscored the boys in blue 29-6 in the series. Just done beating NL Division leaders the Phillies and Cubs, is this Astros team somehow the best in baseball?

Three of Roberts’ four right-handed hitting reserves — Teoscar Hernández, Kiké Hernández and switch-hitter Tommy Edman — were unavailable because of minor injuries, which could force the Dodgers to make a roster move to bolster their bench depth before Monday night’s series opener at Milwaukee.

The Houston Astros, who have won 11 of their last 13 series, go for a sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Houston was undetermined on its starter against Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 3.25) of Los Angeles.