Andy Pages put on a show for the ages Wednesday night, slugging three home runs and driving in six—both career highs—as the Los Angeles Dodgers crushed the Houston Astros 12-2. The rookie outfielder's power display was the highlight of a game that also saw Shohei Ohtani break out of a rare slump, adding two hits to help fuel the Dodgers' explosive offense.

The night didn't start smoothly for Los Angeles. Starter Tyler Glasnow surrendered a solo home run to leadoff hitter Brice Matthews in the first inning, though he bounced back to strike out the next three batters—including Yordan Alvarez for the 1,000th strikeout of his career. But before the second inning, Glasnow felt low back pain and had to exit the game early. That's when the Dodgers' bullpen stepped up in a big way.

Jack Dreyer (2-3) took the mound and delivered two scoreless innings, earning the win as part of a six-reliever effort that held Houston to just one run after Glasnow's departure. It was a team effort that kept the Astros in check and set the stage for Pages' heroics.

The game turned in the third inning. After the Dodgers tied it on a wild pitch from Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3), Ohtani snapped a 0-for-18 skid with a double—his second-longest hitless streak of his career behind an 0-for-19 stretch in 2020. That double sparked a five-run rally, capped by Pages' three-run homer that made it 6-1. He wasn't done there: in the fifth, he added a two-run shot off Jason Alexander, and in the ninth, he launched a solo homer off an unlikely pitcher—Astros catcher César Salazar, who took the mound with the game out of reach and Houston's bullpen depleted.

McCullers struggled all night, allowing four hits and six runs in just 2⅔ innings while walking three and throwing three wild pitches. Ohtani, meanwhile, added an RBI single in the fifth to complete his bounce-back night, while the Dodgers' lineup kept the pressure on from start to finish.

For baseball fans, this game was a reminder of how quickly momentum can shift—and how one player's hot bat can turn a potential pitching crisis into a rout. Pages' three-homer game is the kind of performance that makes you want to grab a jersey and celebrate the power of the game.