Yainer Diaz homered, Josh Hader got the last four outs for his major league-leading 25th save, and the Houston Astros spoiled Shohei Ohtani’s 31st birthday, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.

The Dodgers’ starting pitcher had no problems on Saturday afternoon.It was the bulk guy who followed him who ran into issues.In a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, Shohei Ohtani showed more encouraging signs as a pitcher,

The Astros followed Friday's 18-1 win with a much closer 6-4 decision on Saturday to take second in a row over the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The Astros are staying hot as summer rolls along. A 6-4 win over the Dodgers on Saturday at Dodger Stadium secured yet another series victory for Houston. They haven’t lost a series since May 21, nor back-to-back games since June 8-10.

The Dodgers (56-32) open a three-game series against the Astros (52-32) on the Fourth of July at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Ben Casparius (6-2, 3.97 ERA, 1.129 WHIP) will take the ball as the opener for the Dodgers.