The Houston Astros’ loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers featured a first for relief pitcher Ryne Stanek, though he wishes that that wasn’t the case. He was called for the first balk of his career, allowing the go-ahead run in an 8-7 defeat at Dodger Stadium. It was
a brutal way for the Astros to allow the Dodgers to pull off a comeback win and tally their seventh loss over their previous nine games.