Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman flounders again against Max Scherzer, finds power to help down Blue Jays
Los Angeles first baseman finds success after Toronto's starting pitcher suffered an early injury Monday.
Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman flounders again against Max Scherzer, finds power to help down Blue Jays originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman endured a career-long problem: Max Scherzer.
Entering Monday’s matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Freeman held a . 208 batting average in 63 career plate appearances against the former Cy Young award winner. Freeman also struck out 15 times.
Well, make it 16. Scherzer whiffed Freeman on three pitches. The Dodgers’ next batter, Teoscar Hernandez, connected on a two-run home run, propelling the Dodgers to a 14-2 victory .
Taken out because of forearm tendinitis, Scherzer lasted only two innings and did not face Freeman a second time. Fortunate for Freeman. Freddie Freeman thrives with Max Scherzer out With Josh Fleming taking over for Scherzer at the top of the third inning, the reliever immediately yielded an infield single to Shohei Ohtani , who took second on the reliever’s throwing error.