Freeman homers off Ohtani as Dodgers beat Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Freddie Freeman hit his 14th homer off Shohei Ohtani within the fourth inning, and 7 relievers mixed on a two-hitter within the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ second straight shutout victory within the Freeway Series, 2-0 over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening.
Ohtani (6-3) pitched seven innings of five-hit ball with two walks and 12 strikeouts, one off his profession excessive. The two-way famous person was excellent in his first profession mound begin towards the Dodgers, who’re prone to be one among his most ardent suitors in free company this winter.
“I definitely felt way better this time than last time (on the mound),” Ohtani mentioned by way of his translator. “I felt the most comfortable on the mound so far this year.”
But Ohtani went 0 for 7 on the plate in these two rivalry video games towards the Dodgers, whereas Mike Trout went 0 for 8. The former AL MVPs’ teammates weren’t a lot better whereas the Angels have been shut out for the second and third time this season.
“I was sort of a fan tonight watching (Ohtani),” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “Really kept us at bay — you could argue dominated us. … Just to be a starting pitcher, to hold down a lineup like this, and then to go out there and hit at the top of the order, it’s remarkable.”
Miguel Vargas homered within the ninth inning, and Evan Phillips capped a stellar bullpen sport by selecting up his ninth save to conclude the Dodgers’ eighth consecutive victory over the Angels. This mini-sweep interrupted the Dodgers’ 4-10 skid earlier than they traveled to Anaheim.
“It was really a clinic for our ‘pen,” Roberts mentioned. “They all did what they needed to do tonight. Every single one of those guys did a fantastic job, and then we got some timely hitting.”
Ohtani allowed solely an infield single in his first three innings, however Freeman led off the fourth by hammering an 0-1 cutter to the bottom of the pretend rock pile past middle discipline at Angel Stadium, the place Freeman spent loads of time whereas rising up 10 minutes away in Orange County as an Angels fan.
Freeman mentioned he had about 30 family and friends members occupying a full suite on the Big A for the collection.
“It’s pretty nice when you look up and see a whole suite jumping up and down,” Freeman mentioned.
The Halos have been shut out simply as soon as of their first 74 video games, however after Clayton Kershaw shut them down within the Dodgers’ 2-0 win Tuesday, they have been overwhelmed by the Dodgers’ bullpen, which had the majors’ second-worst ERA two days in the past earlier than throwing 11 mixed shutout innings of two-hit ball in Anaheim.
“The bullpen games, I’ve seen it with other teams, it’s hard to score when you’re facing a different pitcher each time,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin mentioned. “It’s facts. You go through the numbers, it’s hard to do that. But we had some chances.”
Luis Rengifo had each hits for the Angels, who have been on an 11-3 surge earlier than fully shedding their offensive mojo in entrance of two sellout crowds filled with followers of each groups.
The Angels had a runner referred to as out on the plate for the second straight evening when Rengifo tried to attain from third on Mickey Moniak’s fly ball within the third inning. David Peralta threw out Rengifo from left.
Ohtani stranded two runners within the fourth after Freeman’s homer, and he stranded two extra within the sixth earlier than leaving to an enormous ovation after the seventh.
Brusdar Graterol opened for the Dodgers with two hitless innings, and Victor Gonzalez (2-2) adopted him with 1 1/3 innings. Longtime Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier later recorded 4 consecutive outs in his Dodgers debut.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Shelby Miller went on the injured checklist with neck ache. Miller, who hasn’t pitched since June 15, will probably be sidelined for 3 to 4 weeks with a reoccurrence of the harm, Roberts mentioned.
Angels: INF Gio Urshela is prone to miss the remainder of the season together with his damaged pelvis, Nevin mentioned. Urshela doesn’t want surgical procedure, however he’ll want at the very least 12 weeks of relaxation and restoration time. … C Logan O’Hoppe started baseball actions in what’s anticipated to be a prolonged comeback from labrum surgical procedure.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: After a break day, Emmet Sheehan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second main league begin at Dodger Stadium on Friday towards Houston. Sheehan pitched six hitless innings of two-walk ball final week towards San Francisco.
Angels: After a break day, Patrick Sandoval (4-6, 4.08 ERA) takes the mound in Denver on Friday to face the Rockies for the primary time. Sandoval pitched seven scoreless innings to beat Kansas City final week.
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