Three of Roberts’ four right-handed hitting reserves — Teoscar Hernández, Kiké Hernández and switch-hitter Tommy Edman — were unavailable because of minor injuries, which could force the Dodgers to make a roster move to bolster their bench depth before Monday night’s series opener at Milwaukee.

Against three MVPs and a nasty crowd of hateful boo birds, the walking-wounded, quad A Astros came into Los Angeles and dominated the Dodgers, taking three straight. They outscored the boys in blue 29-6 in the series. Just done beating NL Division leaders the Phillies and Cubs, is this Astros team somehow the best in baseball?

The Houston Astros, who have won 11 of their last 13 series, go for a sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Houston was undetermined on its starter against Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 3.25) of Los Angeles.