On his 31st birthday, Ohtani tosses a scoreless inning in the second but Houston rallies with a four-run third. In the seventh, the Dodgers falter after Mookie Betts’ baserunning error, falling

Ohtani opened the day by allowing a single to Astros third baseman Isaac Parades, but that hit was erased by a double play ball off the bat of Cam Smith. Jose Altuve ground out to end the first inning. The second frame was much more dominant, as all three Astros batter struck out swinging on breaking balls from Ohtani.