Dodgers Recap: Freddie Fries Fish with Big Day at Dish

MIAMI — There are a few things that we can count on in life. Death, Taxes, and Freddie Freeman torching the Miami Marlins. Though his opportunities are fewer now that he plays in LA, Fab Five Freddie continues to torment the fans in South Florida. In today’s iteration of the story, Freeman broke a scoreless tie driving in a run in the the sixth with a single, and then completely changed the complexion of the game with a bases-clearing triple in the seventh as the Dodgers get out of town with a resounding 10-1 victory at Loan Depot Park on Wednesday.

Though it ended up being a blowout, it didn’t start out that way. In fact, it was quite a nice pitchers’ duel for the first five innings. And, nice to see, Landon Knack was excellent in the game. He pitched five efficient scoreless innings before running into a bit of trouble with back-to-back singles leading off the sixth. That ended his night, and the starter gave way to the freshly recalled Matt Sauer. Sauer did all that could be asked of him, getting a double play and a strikeout to get Knack off the hook.

At that point, it was only 1-0 Dodgers. The visitors got their first run in the top of that frame with a Shohei Ohtani triple and Freddie’s first RBI of the day: a one-out single roped to the opposite field to bring Shohei in to get the Dodgers on the board.

However, the big and decisive inning was the top of the seventh. The Dodgers erupted for six runs in a wild inning that turned a tight game into a blowout. It started quietly with a Muncy groundout and a flurry of substitutions, but James Outman worked a walk to ignite the rally. Kiké Hernández and Hyeseong Kim followed with back-to-back singles, the latter plating the game’s second run. After Austin Barnes struck out, Betts drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 3–0. Then Freddie Freeman. And he did not disappoint. He took a low-and-away pitch from righty Lake Bachar (that’s a dude, not a body of water) and ripped it into the right centerfield gap. He cleared the bases with a crushing triple, notching his second, third, and fourth RBI of the day. Finally, Andy Pages capped the outburst with an RBI single. By the time the final out was recorded, the Dodgers led 7–0.

James Outman, on the roster in place of the injured Teoscar Hernandez, got his first big-league hit of the year, smashing a three-run homer in the ninth to pile on. Matt Sauer finished up the game and did surrender a run in the ninth to spoil the shutout, but it was way too little, way too late for the Marlins.

That finishes the eastern portion of the road trip with the Dodgers winning four of six games. They wrap up their trip with a four-spot against the Diamondbacks, who are still struggling around .500 this season. However, they’ll bring out the big guns for their first series against the World Champs. It’s going to get started on Thursday with a Yoshinobu Yamamoto start (a day earlier than usual) and then Sasaki and May on Friday and Saturday. The series will wrap up with SOMEBODY pitching against Zack Gallen on Sunday.

Game time, 6:40 PDT. It should be a good measuring stick for both teams as it’s the first time the Dodgers face an NL West rival (not counting the hapless Rockies). Let’s Go Dodgers!

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