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,

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,

Walker signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and, following the 2018 trade of Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals, became their everyday first baseman in 2019. In his first full season, he appeared in a career-high 152 games, smashing 29 home runs, driving in 73 runs and establishing himself as a middle-of-the-order force.