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Dodgers News: Walker Buehler Working On Mechanics, Velocity

Walker Buehler both made his 2020 debut and celebrated his 26th birthday on Tuesday, but by the end of the night it was hardly a footnote in the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

It was the first matchup between the teams since MLB found the Astros guilty of electronically stealing signs during their 2017 World Series season. The Dodgers hadn’t played in Houston since Game 5, which at the time was considered an all-time classic.

Buehler was not on the Dodgers’ World Series roster that year, and therefore put little stock in being the organization’s first pitcher to face the Astros.