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# STARTING PITCHERS — Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros
Slate date: 2026-05-04
Generated: 2026-08-08 05:39:13 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~547 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 8:10 PM ET
- Venue: Daikin Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Houston Astros 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Los Angeles Dodgers [LAD] — record 22-13 (.629)
    Probable starter: Yoshinobu Yamamoto — 11-7, 2.76 ERA, 133.2 IP, 121 K / 29 BB, 0.88 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-01 vs Boston Red Sox (L): 8.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR, 96 pitches
      2026-07-25 @ New York Mets (W): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 100 pitches
      2026-07-19 @ New York Yankees (W): 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 102 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 23.0 IP, 6 ER (2.35 ERA), 15 K / 4 BB, 0.74 WHIP
- Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 14-22 (.389)
    Probable starter: Steven Okert — 5-1, 2.20 ERA, 57.1 IP, 59 K / 12 BB, 0.87 WHIP (1 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-05-04 vs Los Angeles Dodgers (ND): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches
      Last 1 starts: 0.2 IP, 1 ER (13.50 ERA), 1 K / 1 BB, 6.00 WHIP

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