Dodgers fans let Astros hear it with largest MLB crowd of 2021 - OCRegister

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• Dodgers fans cheer as the Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve returns to the dugout after striking out during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Dodgers fans make obscene gestures toward the Houston Astros during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Dodgers fans cheer as the Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve returns to the dugout after being retired on a double play during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Fans gesture toward the Houston Astros’ dugout during the first inning of the Astros’ baseball game Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• A Dodgers fan pounds on an inflatable trash cans and boos the Houston Astros during the game at Dodger Stadium on August 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

• Dodgers fans made their feelings felt to the Houston Astros during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Fans boo the Houston Astros in the first inning of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

• A fan bangs on a miniature trash can as the Houston Astros play the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• Fans boo as the Houston Astros take the field during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• A ball girl removes an inflatable item in the shape of a trash can behind Houston Astros right fielder Michael Brantley during the first inning of Tuesday’s game between the Dodgers and Astros on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• A ball girl removes an inflatable item in the shape of a trash can behind Houston Astros right fielder Michael Brantley during the first inning of Tuesday’s game between the Dodgers and Astros on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

• An inflatable trash can is removed from the field as the Dodgers play the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

• Fans boo as Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve bats during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• A ball boy removes an inflatable trash can from the field during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• Fans wear T-shirt mocking the Houston Astros during the national anthem before the Astros’ baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

• Dodgers fans cheer as the Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve returns to the dugout after striking out during Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. It was the Astros’ first visit to the stadium with fans in attendance since the sign-stealing scandal involving their 2017 World Series title against the Dodgers was revealed. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

LOS ANGELES — Dodgers fans waited a long time to let José Altuve and the Houston Astros know just how they felt about possibly being cheated out of a 2017 World Series championship.

And they didn’t waste any time letting the Astros hear it Tuesday night.

The crowd in the upper deck and bleachers shouted “Cheaters!” at Houston players during warmups. When the Astros hit home runs in batting practice, fans hollered as they threw the balls back into the outfield.

The loud booing began when Houston’s lineup was introduced, and the derisive chants soon followed. The first trash can – albeit an inflatable one – came flying out of the right field stands during the bottom of the first inning and another fell onto the warning track when Altuve batted in the third.

When Astros star Carlos Correa hit a foul ball into the first base stands, the souvenir was thrown back onto the diamond – and the fan who chucked it was tossed by security.

This was the first chance Dodgers fans had to heckle the Astros in person at Chavez Ravine since their sign-stealing scandal – banging on a real trash can to signal opponents’ pitches to their teammates – was revealed late in 2019. Houston beat the Dodgers in the 2017 World Series, winning Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.

As it turned out, a chance at catharsis drew 52,692 fans – the largest crowd for an MLB game this season.

“I think that we’re sort of in the mode of it’s another very good ballclub that is coming to Dodger Stadium that we got to try to beat,” Manager Dave Roberts said. “I know that the fans haven’t had that opportunity, so I think for them there’s a feeling that there is potentially some closure from that aspect.”

Houston visited Dodger Stadium last year when crowds weren’t allowed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Altuve, Correa and the Astros have been heckled throughout the season at ballparks throughout the country, but not when it was played at the capacity that they experienced for the opener of this two-game series.

The vociferous boos didn’t affect Altuve, who lined a single to center to lead off the game before Michael Brantley grounded into a double play. Walker Buehler struck out Correa to end the inning.

Only four players on Houston’s roster who played in that World Series were active – Altuve, Correa, Yuli Gurriel and Lance McCullers Jr., who got the start on Tuesday. Fans didn’t boo players who weren’t on the roster.

The Dodgers had six active players remaining who were in uniform – Austin Barnes, Cody Bellinger, Kenley Jansen, Corey Seager, Chris Taylor and Justin Turner, though Kershaw is on the injured list.

This was the fifth series in which the teams have faced each other since the 2017 Fall Classic. The Dodgers came into Tuesday with a 5-4 record in those games with the teams splitting a two-game series in Houston in May.

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