Dustin May carried a perfect game bid into the sixth inning and struck out a season-high nine batters as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 6–2 on 4 July, completing a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium. A day later the Houston Astros battered Los Angeles 18–1, the most lopsided defeat in the ballpark’s 62-year history. José Altuve homered twice and drove in five runs, capping a 10-run sixth inning that prompted manager Dave Roberts to call the performance “one you want to flush as soon as possible.” Houston followed the historic rout with a 5–1 victory on 6 July to secure its first three-game sweep of the Dodgers since 2008, handing the defending World Series champions their third consecutive loss after they had won nine of 10. In the wake of the sweep, Los Angeles placed utility man Kiké Hernández on the injured list with left elbow inflammation and recalled outfielder James Outman. Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman were also sidelined, leaving Hyeseong Kim and Outman in Monday’s starting lineup. The injury-hit Dodgers open a road series against the Milwaukee Brewers on 7 July, turning to right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto as they try to reverse momentum and stabilize a roster suddenly stretched for depth.