<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-freddie-freeman-expectation-nlcs-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts drops Freddie Freeman ‘expectation’ for NLCS Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dodgers-news-Dave-Roberts-drops-Freddie-Freeman-Gavin-Lux-expectation-for-NLCS-Game-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts drops Freddie Freeman ‘expectation’ for NLCS Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T15:50:12-07:00">October 15th, 3:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T15:50:12-07:00">October 15th, 3:50pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-makes-striking-admission-after-game-2-loss-to-mets">tied in the NLCS after two games</a>. Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman and second baseman Gavin Lux have been battling through injuries all postseason. They both played in the first two games, but Freeman especially was limping around the field. Manager Dave Roberts gave his expectations <a href="https://x.com/MikeDiGiovanna/status/1846301128859803859" rel="noopener">for the</a> Dodgers’ Game 3 lineup, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.</p><p>“Dodgers MGR Dave Roberts said “my expectation” is that 2B Gavin Lux and 1B Freddie Freeman will be in lineup for Game 3 on Wednesday night and that reliever Daniel Hudson will be available after being down for Game 2.”</p><p>This is massive news for the Dodgers, who are already working with a limited bench. Starting shortstop Miguel Rojas is not on the NLCS roster after he suffered an injury in the NLDS. That has sent Tommy Edman to shortstop and Andy Pages into the everyday lineup. They need innings from Freeman and Lux to not completely tax their depth.</p><p>Freeman has been solid at the plate this season despite his ankle injury. He is 6-22 in the five games, which is a .273 average, with a .577 OPS. He hobbled around third and scored in the first inning of Game 1 against the Mets. Lux has also been good, with a .263 average and a home run, which came against the Padres.</p><h2><b>Dodgers need their stars to shine in NLCS</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Freddie-Freeman-with-LA-Dodgers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets have been a magical team this season. From 0-5 and 11 games under .500, they have battled back into the NLCS. They upset the Phillies in a tidy four-game NLDS. After their comeback win in Game 161 to make the postseason, they have felt like a team of destiny. The Dodgers had a one-billion-dollar offseason and expected to be here. They must lean on their stars, including Freeman, in this series.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani leads off for the Dodgers and has been sensational with runners on base. He is 6-8 this postseason with ducks on the pond but does not have a hit with the bases empty. While that is a tough stat for the leadoff hitter, it shows that he is close to putting it all together. Mookie Betts has multiple home runs and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-teoscar-hernandezs-agent-gets-last-laugh-1-year-deal">Teoscar Hernandez hit a big homer</a> against the Padres.</p><p>Freeman has a chance to have his Kirk Gibson moment in Dodger Blue this October. As he hobbles around the bases, don’t think that he is no longer a threat in the box.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts drops Freddie Freeman ‘expectation’ for NLCS Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-brutally-honest-after-defeating-padres');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman gets brutally honest after defeating Padres');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dodgers-news-Freddie-Freeman-gets-brutally-honest-after-defeating-Padres.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman gets brutally honest after defeating Padres</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T11:07:19-07:00">October 12th, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T15:25:44-07:00">October 12th, 3:25pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the NLCS with a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday. After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-game-5-lineup">Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman</a> was <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1844935348104605774" rel="noopener">happily marveling over the team’s effort</a> this series, per MLB Network.</p><p>“Kiké was huge, Yamamoto, Teoscar adding on,” Freeman said. “Our pitching staff has … been absolutely incredible. This feels awesome.”</p><p>Freeman was productive in Game 5, following his absence from the previous game of the series. He hit a line-drive shot in his first at-bat of the game but was left stranded on base. The Dodgers’ pitching deserves a ton of the credit, as do Teoscar Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez, who each hit solo home runs in a very quiet offensive game.</p><p>The Dodgers’ deep lineup finally was able to get the franchise over the postseason hump. Yoshinobu Yamamoto fanned two batters in five innings pitched and allowed just two hits.</p><p>The Dodgers rallied around his tremendous start, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-delivers-epic-locker-room-speech-nlds-win">manager Dave Roberts did a great job</a> rotating four additional pitchers. If the bullpen continues with these superb performances in the next series, Los Angeles is certainly going to wind up being a tough matchup.</p><h2><b>Dodgers offense will improve in NLCS</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Freddie-Freeman_5421f6.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dodgers were fortunate in Game 5. Seldom are they going to defeat a team with as much firepower as the Padres by only scoring twice. Shohei Ohtani went 4-for-20 at the plate this series, which likely won’t happen again. It’s an encouraging sign to Dodgers fans that they have enough roster depth to win games despite their best player’s struggles.</p><p>Mookie Betts should also bounce back from his hitless outing in Game 5 after recording four total hits in the previous two games.</p><p>The New York Mets come to town on Sunday for Game 1 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman gets brutally honest after defeating Padres

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-game-5-lineup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman in Game 5 lineup after missing Game 4');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Freddie-Freeman-in-Game-5-lineup-after-missing-Game-4-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman in Game 5 lineup after missing Game 4</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T13:25:11-07:00">October 11th, 1:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T13:41:49-07:00">October 11th, 1:41pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-tried-to-confuse-padres-with-freddie-freeman-move">Los Angeles Dodgers will have Freddie Freeman</a> <a href="https://x.com/BlakeHHarris/status/1844830689465905661" rel="noopener">back in the starting lineup</a> in Game 5 of their National League Divisional Series against the San Diego Padres, per ESPN’s Blake Harris. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-los-angeles-freddie-freeman-game-4-padres">Freeman did not play in Game 4</a>. He initially sustained an ankle sprain when trying to run out an infield single against the Padres on September 26. The Dodgers clinched the National League West in that game.</p><p>Freeman played through pain in the series’ first three games but was a late scratch in Game 4. Los Angeles won that game 8-0 to avoid elimination.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-finally-name-game-5-starter-vs-padres">Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the start in Game 5</a> for the Dodgers. He struggled in Game 1, allowing five runs and walking two batters in three innings.</p><h2><b>Dodgers need pitching to step up in deadlocked series<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dodgers-Freddie-Freeman-holding-his-foot-after-an-injury.jpg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dodgers’ pitching has been all over the place. In Game 3, Walker Buehler pitched five innings and allowed seven hits and six earned runs. All six runs came in the second inning, punctuated with a Fernando Tatis Jr. two-run home run.</p><p>In Game 2, RHP Jack Flaherty allowed five hits and four earned runs in 5.1 IP. The bullpen was also tagged, allowing eight hits, four home runs and six earned runs across 3.2 IP.</p><p>The Dodgers’ veiled attempts at gamesmanship, like the late-scratch of Freeman or late announcement of their Game 5 starter, fall on the deaf ears of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-mike-shildt-san-diego-vince-lombardi-game-5-dodgers">Padres manager Mike Shildt</a>, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“Everybody operates their own club the way they operate it. We’re more like Vince Lombardi, power sweep, here it is. Yu Darvish is going to start, here’s our lineup.”</p><p>In case it’s unclear, Shildt means he believes a team must simply execute the game plan. Even if the opponent knows what’s coming, they still have to stop it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman in Game 5 lineup after missing Game 4

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-tried-to-confuse-padres-with-freddie-freeman-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers tried to confuse Padres with Freddie Freeman move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0-Los-Angeles-tried-to-confuse-Padres-with-Freddie-Freeman-move-0.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers tried to confuse Padres with Freddie Freeman move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T05:57:01-07:00">October 10th, 5:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T05:57:01-07:00">October 10th, 5:57am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said that he and the team decided at breakfast that he would not play in Game 4 against the San Diego Padres, and that <a href="https://x.com/ByJackHarris/status/1844238919329776043" rel="noopener">him being in the initial lineup</a> was just some “gamesmanship,” according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.</p><p>Freddie Freeman is hopeful to play on Friday in a do-or-die Game 5 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-los-angeles-breaks-franchise-record-set-1965-padres-beatdown">for the Dodgers</a>, but it still depends on how his ankle feels the next couple of days, according to Harris. Even though Los Angeles came out with a win in Game 4 without Freeman, it would be huge if he could play in Game 5, as the trio he forms with Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most formidable in baseball.</p><p>Freeman left Game 2 of the series with the ankle injury that was previously known. He played in the 6-5 Game 3 loss and was seen walking with a limp off of the field after jumping to catch a ball while turning a double play. Of course, he did not play in Game 4.</p><p>It will be worth monitoring reports surrounding Freeman’s status over the next few days. Hopefully, the day off on Thursday before Friday’s game gives him some time to be healthy enough to play.</p><h2><b>Dodgers’ outlook for must-win Game 5</b></h2><p>With Game 5 coming up on Friday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-mookie-betts-admits-making-move-handle-negativity">the Dodgers still</a> have to decide who will start the game. The Padres announced that Yu Darvish will start for them. He started Game 2 of the series and performed really well for San Diego, going seven innings while giving up just one run on three hits and two walks. Jack Flaherty started that game for the Dodgers, but Yoshinobu Yamamoto could get the start in Game 5 as well.</p><p>Los Angeles could go with one of those two pitchers, or with a bullpen game. Either way, it would be reasonable to think that the starting pitcher for the Dodgers will have a quick hook, as it is a do-or-die game. Regardless, the Dodgers will have to hit Darvish better this time around.</p><p>It will be interesting to see who Dave Roberts names as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers in Game 5, and if Freeman will be in the lineup. It will undoubtedly be a hostile environment for the Padres on Friday. Game 2 proved that they are not afraid of that environment, but it is still definitely not easy to go into Dodger Stadium and get a win in that circumstance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers tried to confuse Padres with Freddie Freeman move

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-freddie-freemans-honest-stance-playing-through-ankle-injury-will-fire-up-fans">Freddie Freeman has been battling an ankle injury</a> during the 2024 playoffs, and Dave Roberts’ hand has been forced after his star re-aggravated the injury during Game 3 on Tuesday night.</p><p>After Freeman was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-drops-cryptic-hint-game-4-availability">initially in the Dodgers’ Game 4 lineup</a>, he was <a href="https://x.com/Alden_Gonzalez/status/1844155042670182447" rel="noopener">scratched from the card</a> about two hours before game time, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.</p><p>“Freddie Freeman has been scratched from the Dodgers’ lineup,” Gonzalez reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Chris Taylor is in center field, Max Muncy moves to first base, Kiké Hernández is in at third base.”</p><p>Freeman appeared to re-injure the ankle when he leaped in the air to catch a high throw and landed on the base. He remained in the game at first, but was replaced on the bases by Chris Taylor in the eighth inning after hitting a single.</p><p>The Dodgers have their backs against the wall on Wednesday night after suffering two consecutive losses to their hated division rivals, and they will need all hands on deck both on the mound and at the plate to extend the series to a Game 5. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-pitching-plans-do-or-die-game-4-padres">Dodgers are throwing a bullpen game in Game 4</a>, according to Roberts, starting with Ryan Brasier.</p><p>Freeman figures to be an option off the bench for Roberts if the Dodgers are in need of a bat at any point, and the first baseman showed that he can still swing it despite his injury with his late base hit in Game 3. Freeman’s numbers are down from his normal elite levels, but he still put together a good season, batting .282 with 22 home runs and 89 RBI’s in 137 games. However, any pitcher would fear Freeman coming out of the dugout as a pinch hitter in a key situation.</p><p>The Dodgers must find a heroic moment from someone if they want to even the series against the Padres, who have been red hot this October. Maybe Freeman is that guy off the bench in Game 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.273	0	1	0.577	1

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