DODGERS VS. HOUSTON.

Byline: - Brian Dohn

Time: 5:05 p.m., Minute Maid Park.

TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2; 1150-AM, 1330-AM (Spanish).

Matchup: If the baseball season continues, the Dodgers begin a trying two-week period in which they play 13 of 16 games on the road. It would begin with RH Andy Ashby (9-9, 3.44 ERA) facing Astros RH Wade Miller (11-3, 3.81) in the first of a three-game series. Ashby is 2-1 with a 1.76 ERA in his past six starts, and he is facing Houston for the first time this season. He is 0-2 with an 8.59 ERA in three starts at what formerly was Enron Field. Miller is 8-0 with a 2.56 ERA since June 26, and he has lost once since beginning the season 0-2. Miller is 11-1 with a 3.02 ERA in his past 17 starts. Saturday - Dodgers LH Omar Daal (10-6, 3.62) vs. Astros RH Krik Saarloos (6-3, 5.72); Sunday - Dodgers RH Hideo Nomo (12-6, 3.41) vs. Astros LH Carlos Hernandez (6-4, 4.84).