Friday night's 18-1 disaster defeat to the Houston Astros is indeed the worst loss margin-wise since the team started playing at Dodger Stadium in 1962 and the team's worst home loss period since 1947 (back when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn), per ESPN.

Jose Altuve homered twice and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1. The Astros, leading the AL West, scored 10 runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Victor Caratini's grand slam and Altuve's three-run homer.

LOS ANGELES — Jose Altuve homered twice while reaching base five times and driving in five runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1 on Friday night in the series opener of a matchup between division leaders.