Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman exits Game 2 of the NLDS due to ankle pain
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman left Game 2 of the NL Division Series against San Diego after five innings on Sunday night.
Freeman experienced pain in his sprained right ankle. He was replaced by Max Muncy, and Kiké Hernández came in to play third base.
“I got word in the middle of the game that his ankle was really bothering him,” manager Dave Roberts said after the Dodgers’ 10-2 loss, which tied the best-of-five series at one game each. “He was down, really down and just couldn’t keep going.”
Roberts mentioned he wasn’t sure about Freeman’s condition for Game 3 in San Diego on Tuesday.
The Dodgers will have a workout on Monday, and Freeman will be reevaluated after receiving treatment.
“I think this is what we’ll have to be dealing with for the duration,” Roberts said.
Freeman struck out and flied out in his two at-bats. In Game 1 on Saturday, he had two hits and one strikeout.
The 35-year-old, an eight-time All-Star, said this is the first time he has sprained an ankle. He mentioned that he was told this type of injury usually leads to four to six weeks on the injured list.
LOS ANGELES–Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar and then tossed trash that caused a lengthy delay before the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Sunday night to even their NL Division Series at a game apiece.
Yu Darvish limited the Dodgers’ powerful offense to one run and three hits over seven innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went deep twice as the Padres tied the postseason record of six homers.
David Peralta and Jackson Merrill each hit two-run homers, and a hobbled Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Higashioka had solo shots.
The delay in the middle of the seventh inning led to a 12-minute gap between pitches and occurred as two balls were thrown from the stands in the direction of Profar. He chased after one of them but a security officer got to it first. Trash was strewn on the warning track in right near the Padres bullpen.
There was continuous booing by the sellout crowd of 54,119 — the largest at Dodger Stadium this season.
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Security rushed onto the field as Padres manager Mike Shildt and his team huddled in shallow left. They were joined by the umpiring crew. Security appeared to be trying to identify potential perpetrators in the crowd.
