Despite the multiple injuries that unit has suffered, they are still top 10 in ERA with a 3.67 entering play on the 4th of July. But the rotation has largely been carried by the dominant seasons co-aces Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown have put together.

After playing two last-place teams and a fourth-place team in their last nine games, the first-place Dodgers welcome the first-place Astros to town for a three-game series starting Friday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.