And, even after avoiding a weekend sweep with a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday, they remained mired with an 11-11 record this month, playing well below their World Series standards.

Houston Astros second base Jose Altuve (27) hits a lead-off double during the bottom eighth inning of a MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles has a 33-16 record at home and a 56-34 record overall.

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -179, Astros +148; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Let the record show that these tactics did not work, as the Astros closed out the series and secured the sweep with a 6-5 win in Game 4 of that 2022 ALCS. This brings us back to the present moment.

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