Dodgers Get Positive Ohtani, Freeman Injury Boost as Freeman Delivers 3 Hits
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 16
Dodgers Get Positive Ohtani, Freeman Injury Boost as Freeman Delivers 3 Hits
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 16
Summary
Shohei Ohtani resumed hitting Monday and "felt good," manager Dave Roberts said, keeping the Dodgers' expectation alive that he can return before the regular season ends.
Freddie Freeman provided the bigger immediate lift Tuesday, returning against Cincinnati with three singles after entering in a 3-for-30 slump and then earning another start Wednesday.
The 37-year-old said his right knee caused no pain and credited a temporary swing tweak—getting his front leg down earlier and catching the ball farther out front—for the turnaround.
Those updates gave Los Angeles a rare dose of optimism as it tries to get two middle-of-the-order stars ready for October.