The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading home with a little extra spring in their step, and it's not just because they finished their road trip at .500. After an offensive explosion and some encouraging news about their ace, the flight back to L.A. was a happy one.

Let's start with the biggest sigh of relief: Tyler Glasnow. The towering 6'8" right-hander exited Wednesday's matinee against the Houston Astros after just one inning, heading to the dugout with what was initially reported as lower back tightness. For Glasnow, back issues are nothing new—he's dealt with "tall guy back" throughout his career, even skipping a start last September for the same reason. But when the trainer came out in the second inning, Glasnow didn't put up much of a fight. He had thrown just 19 pitches, and that was all she wrote.

Manager Dave Roberts delivered the good news after the game: Glasnow will undergo a precautionary MRI once the team returns to Los Angeles, but he is not expected to land on the injured list. "I think today, given the situation with Tyler, it couldn't have been a better outcome," Roberts said. For a Dodgers team that has battled pitching depth concerns all season, that's a win in itself.

But the good vibes didn't stop there. The Dodgers' bats came alive in a big way, erupting for 12 runs in Wednesday's series finale against the Astros. After scoring eight runs on Monday but managing just one on Tuesday, Los Angeles flipped the switch in emphatic fashion. They started the game by scoring on three different wild pitches from Lance McCullers Jr., but that unusual feat was quickly overshadowed by Andy Pages.

Pages put on a show, launching three home runs and driving in half of the team's runs while making some highlight-reel plays in center field. "Just having a lot of confidence in what I'm doing up there," Pages said through interpreter Juan Dorado. "The bad streak really happened when I was hitting the ball well and hitting the ball hard, just not finding a lot of holes. But staying to my plan, staying confident in my approach, and the results are coming now."

When you combine a potential IL scare that turned into a non-issue with an offensive outburst like that, it's easy to see why the Dodgers had a happy flight home. For a team that's been navigating injuries and inconsistency, Wednesday was a reminder of what this lineup can do when everything clicks. And with Glasnow seemingly dodging a serious setback, the Dodgers can exhale—at least for now.