May 9th, 2025
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Demonstrating exceptional offensive acumen, Freddie Freeman's contributions, notably a bases-clearing triple and a pair of singles, underpinned the Los Angeles Dodgers' emphatic 10-1 triumph over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
Freeman, driving in four runs and elongating his hitting streak to an impressive 12 games, played an instrumental role in the MLB-leading Dodgers' (25-12) successful traversal of their series in Miami, securing two victories out of three encounters and thereby extending their unbroken streak of series wins to four; his performance over the series was statistically notable, yielding eight hits from thirteen at-bats, including six runs batted in and two home runs.
Shohei Ohtani's performance on Wednesday encompassed a tripartite hit—a triple—and a trio of bases on balls, one of which constituted an intentional walk issued during a six-run seventh-inning surge against reliever Lake Bachar.
In a critical juncture of the ninth inning, the pinch-hitter, James Outman, unequivocally solidified the Dodgers' commanding lead by unleashing a prodigious three-run blast.
Subsequent to his recall earlier Wednesday from Triple-A Oklahoma City, Landon Knack (2-0) yielded but four hits and not a single run whilst registering five strikeouts; Matt Sauer, similarly recalled, superseded Knack and secured his inaugural career save by pitching the concluding four innings.
Miami starter Valente Bellozo evinced exceptional form, surrendering but a solitary hit and notching seven strikeouts across an immaculate 5 1/3 innings before yielding the mound to Cade Gibson, who entered the fray one batter into the sixth, thereby forestalling Bellozo's third confrontation with Ohtani, who subsequently victimized Gibson (0-1) with a triple in the ensuing plate appearance.
Debutant backstop Augustin Ramirez managed a single and a double for the Marlins (14-22), whose recent travails have seen them slump to a dismal 2-9 ledger across their last eleven fixtures.
Jesús Sánchez's sixth-inning single laid the groundwork for Miami's lone tally, which he subsequently propelled across the plate via a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
In the seventh inning, the Dodgers comprehensively exploited Bachar's entry into the game, as he proceeded to concede a walk, a single, and a run-scoring single; opting for an intentional walk to Ohtani with first base available, Bachar subsequently issued a base-on-balls to Mookie Betts with the bags replete, preceding Freeman's decisive bases-clearing triple and a further run-scoring single.
The Dodgers were stymied, managing but a solitary hit through the initial five frames against Bellozo, before finally erupting for eleven base hits off four Miami relief pitchers.
Commencing a four-game engagement in Arizona this Thursday, the Dodgers deploy right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-2, 0.90) to the mound; concurrently, the Marlins observe a scheduled rest day Thursday prior to right-handed pitcher Max Meyer (2-3, 3.92) inaugurating a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
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