The Houston Astros made a major statement over the weekend with a dominating sweep over the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in their own building. While getting it done against a terrific team on the road and continuing to play great baseball feels amazing for the team as a whole,

The Astros placed first baseman Christian Walker on paternity leave Monday before the start of a three-game series against the Guardians.

Christian Walker, Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve each homered, Ryan Gusto threw six strong innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to complete their first three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium since May 9-11,