The Los Angeles Dodgers finally got the best of the Houston Astros.

Brian Dozier delivered a two-run double in the first inning and Manny Machado had three hits with two runs scored as the Dodgers defeated the Astros 3-2 on Sunday.With the Dodgers struggling for offense against the team that beat them for the World Series title in seven games last fall http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , it was the new additions who came through. Machado was acquired from Baltimore during the All-Star break and Dozier came over from Minnesota at last week’s trade deadline.“You really never know what you’re going to get when a guy goes to a new club, but I think the intent, the at-bat quality to a man with those two guys has been very consistent,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “The results will be there, but I just like the approach on every pitch.”George Springer and Tony Kemp homered for the Astros, who took the weekend series by winning the first two games.A two-time All-Star, Springer exited in the third with left thumb discomfort after he was thrown out trying to steal second base. It’s unclear how long the 2017 World Series MVP might be sidelined.“At first, I thought it was the base that caught him and then when I got out there both (Chris) Taylor and Dozier told me that the glove clipped his (left) hand,” Astros manager AJ Hinch said. “He was in a lot of pain. It bothered him, so it was an easy decision to bring him out. He is going to get evaluated. Other than that I have no idea.”New reliever Roberto Osuna did not pitch in his first game on the active roster for Houston. Osuna was reinstated from the restricted list after serving a 75-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The All-Star closer was acquired Monday in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays while he was still serving his suspension.Before the game, Osuna met his new Astros teammates and addressed the club for 10 minutes in a closed-door meeting.Springer’s home run to open the game was his 19th of the season. He has 24 career leadoff homers, six this season.Dodgers starter Walker Buehler (5-4) gave up two runs and four hits over 5 1/3 innings with two walks and eight strikeouts. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 31st save.Astros starter Gerrit Cole (10-4), a product of nearby UCLA, allowed three runs on six hits in five innings with one walk and eight strikeouts.“Poor slider command today. I had to find a second option after that,” Cole said.After Springer homered Garrett Richards Jersey , the Dodgers responded quickly on Dozier’s two-run double with two outs in the first.The power-hitting second baseman has five extra-base hits and seven RBIs in five games (four starts) with the Dodgers.“First of all, it was a big win to salvage while facing a real good pitcher in Gerrit Cole,” Dozier said. “I think we got to him a little bit. We squared him up a few times early on and kind of rattled him a little bit and he made some mistakes.”Cody Bellinger made it 3-1 with an RBI double in the third. Kemp’s homer cut it to 3-2 in the fifth.Jake Marisnick, who replaced Springer in center field, reached over the wall to rob Taylor of a home run in the sixth.The Dodgers hit three more Astros batters with pitches, and Springer was knocked down by an inside fastball from Buehler. In the series, Los Angeles pitchers plunked seven Houston hitters.“If they are hitting us then they are pitching inside,” Hinch said. “I think a couple of them were breaking balls. To be honest, I hadn’t thought about it.”OLD COLLEGE TRYKemp struck out and homered against Buehler — the two were teammates at Vanderbilt in 2013. Buehler knows the home run will carry more weight, though.“I’ll hear about it, but we won so it was OK,” he said.Kemp led Vanderbilt to the 2011 College World Series, while Buehler was on the Commodores’ 2014 and 2015 College World Series clubs.“I don’t know if I get bragging rights, but Walker did a good job today,” Kemp said. “He pitched above the zone http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , he used his fastball well and got ahead with the curveball. It felt good to get a homer off him right there, but in the end we didn’t win.”TRAINER’S ROOMAstros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of right elbow discomfort and sent back to Houston to be examined by team doctors. … 2B Jose Altuve (right knee soreness) was sent back to Houston for further examination, with Hinch saying it “feels like” a setback in the sense that Altuve will not come off the DL when he is eligible this week.Dodgers: OF Yasiel Puig was unavailable after feeling some oblique soreness a week after returning from the DL. … OF Matt Kemp (bruised left ankle) was able to pinch-hit. … 3B Justin Turner (right groin strain) was given the day off to ease him back into regular playing time after he came off the disabled list Thursday.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Charlie Morton (12-2, 2.90 ERA), who has won five of his last six decisions, will open a two-game series at San Francisco on Monday.Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill (4-4, 3.63) starts Tuesday in the opener of a two-game series at Oakland against the team that dealt him to the Dodgers at the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline. Tim Warner/Getty ImagesThe 108-54 Boston Red Sox and 103-59 Houston Astros will face off in the 2018 American League Championship Series, with Game 1 starting Saturday at 8:09 p.m. ET.Boston has home-field advantage and will host Houston for Games 1 and 2 (and Games 6 and 7, if necessary) at Fenway Park.TBS will televise the game, and fans can live-stream the action through the Watch TBS app. The MLB Postseason Pre-Game show starts at 7:30 p.m. on TBS.This series marks the first time two teams with at least 103 wins each will face off against each other since the 1942 World Series, when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees.Two of the game's greatest aces will toe the rubber, as right-hander Justin Verlander gets the call for the Astros while southpaw Chris Sale does the same for the Red Sox.Astros manager A.J. Hinch praised Sale in advance of the game, explaining why he's been such a force this year:"His size, the angle of his pitches, when he's healthy and it's in the mid- to upper-90s Huston Street Jersey , you just don't see that. The spin on his breaking ball's ridiculous. He's got some tenacity to him. He has fearlessness. Hitters don't react very fast to him, and rightly so. And it doesn't matter if you bat righthanded or lefthanded, it's uncomfortable."Sale is 12-4 with a 2.11 ERA and 237 strikeouts in 158.0 innings. Any concerns about his late-season shoulder inflammation that forced him to miss time were put to rest in the ALDS as he shut out the New York Yankees for five full innings in Game 1. He did allow two earned runs in the sixth, but he struck out eight and also registered a shutout inning in relief in Game 4.Verlander led the American League in strikeouts with 290 and sported a team-leading 2.52 ERA. The ex-Detroit Tigerhas been nearly invincible since joining Houston last August, and his postseason experience and success should come in handy here. Per Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle, Verlander has a 2.01 ERA in 98.1 postseason innings pitched since 2012.As expected, the sportsbooks have this one pegged as a potential low-scoring affair, with the over/under run total set at just seven, per OddsShark.Barring unforeseen poor outings from either starter or the bullpens blowing up, expect a pitcher's duel that will be decided in the late innings.Once there, however, this should become a battle of the relief staffs. The Houston bullpen has been tremendous all year and has dominated the playoffs, throwing 9.2 innings of one-run ball for a 0.93 ERA.The Red Sox bullpen has not been as fortunate and has a 3.71 ERA. Of note, there may be cause for concern with closer Craig Kimbrel, who nearly blew a 4-1 lead in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees in Game 4 of the ALDS by allowing two earned runs and letting the winning run on base before inducing two straight outs to close out the series.Kimbrel saved 42 games http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , but he's struggled since late July with a 4.79 ERA from July 23 to the end of the regular season.Ultimately, this is a tough game to call. The Red Sox have been excellent at home (57-24), but the Astros have been fantastic on the road (also 57-24).However, Houston seems to have the bullpen edge, and Verlander has had historical success against some key Red Sox. Notably, AL MVP candidate Mookie Betts is hitless in 13 at-bats, and Andrew Benintendi is 1-for-9. On the other side, Jose Altuve (.333 average in 24 at-bats) and George Springer (.357 average in 14 at-bats) have gotten the best of Sale at times.This should be close, but the pick here is for the Astros to steal Game 1 on the road.Prediction: Astros 3, Red Sox 2