Dodgers Broadcaster Orel Hershiser Brings Up Astros Sign-stealing Scandal In Houston's Historic Rout Over La

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching awesome Orel Hershiser opened up aged wounds connected Friday nighttime erstwhile he brought up nan Houston Astros sign-stealing ungraded during nan team's historical 18-1 rout astatine Dodger Stadium. 

The Astros put connected a show successful Friday night’s bid opener betwixt nan 2 teams and handed Los Angeles its worst nonaccomplishment successful nan history of Dodger Stadium. The beatdown was truthful bad that Hershiser, now a broadcaster for nan Dodgers, seemed to propose foul play. 

Los Angeles Dodgers erstwhile pitcher Orel Hershiser waves to nan crowd earlier crippled 5 of nan 2018 World Series against nan Boston Red Sox astatine Dodger Stadium connected Oct. 28, 2018. (Robert Hanashiro-USA Today Sports)

"I don’t want to unfastened an aged wound, but successful immoderate ways, they’re swinging astatine these breaking balls for illustration they cognize what is coming," Hershiser said successful nan 3rd inning aft Astros outfielder Cam Smith doubled disconnected Dodgers rookie Ben Casparius successful nan 3rd inning. 

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Hershiser was referring to nan Astros' 2017 World Series triumph complete nan Dodgers. It was later revealed that Houston was stealing signs pinch nan thief of video and relaying pitches to batters by banging connected a trash can.

Jose Altuve, who was a personnel of that championship-winning team, was met pinch relentless "cheater" chants and boos during his at-bats. But nan location crowd didn’t distract him arsenic he homered doubly while reaching guidelines 5 times and driving successful 5 runs. 

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve gestures aft hitting a three-run location tally during nan sixth inning of a shot crippled against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful Los Angeles, Friday, July 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

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"Yea, that was 1 you want to flush arsenic soon arsenic possible. I don’t deliberation location were galore positives from this night," Dodgers head Dave Roberts said bluntly of nan 17-deficit loss. 

"I don’t deliberation Ben [Casparius]was bully tonight. It seemed for illustration they were connected everything he threw tonight." 

Caparius allowed six runs and 9 hits successful 3 innings and struck retired three.

Houston Astros' Victor Caratini, right, celebrates aft his expansive slam pinch Christian Walker (8) during nan sixth inning of a shot crippled against nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful Los Angeles, Friday, July 4, 2025.  (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

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Roberts said connected Friday that Caparius will apt make his return to nan bullpen. 

"At nan extremity of nan day, he's conscionable sewage to execute better. There mightiness person been 60 throws tonight, and astir apt only a fistful executed wherever he wanted them to be. And that's reliable to do," he said. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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