The Dodgers traveled to Houston last July for their first games at Minute Maid Park since the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal rocked Major League Baseball. The clashes were, predictably, charged with emotion.
Joe Kelly, who wasn’t even on the 2017 Dodgers, threw behind Alex Bregman. Carlos Correa got mad. Kelly made a pouty face and became a Los Angeles folk hero. The Dodgers swept a pair and didn’t look back.
But Tuesday‘s and Wednesday’s meetings will mark the first times the Dodgers play in a ballpark filled to capacity since October 2019.