MIAMI — Freddie Freeman doesn’t visit as often as he used to. But he still owns a time-share in the heart of Miami.
Freeman continued his career-long abuse of the Miami Marlins and Shohei Ohtani offered a quick reprise to his most recent visit as the Dodgers cruised to a 7-4 victory Monday night.
In his first game back at the birth site of the 50/50 club, Ohtani ripped a two-run home run in the fifth inning, a 117.9 mph laser over the wall in right field that could have slipped comfortably into the highlight package from his six-hit, three-home run, 10-RBI, two-steal game at LoanDepot Park last September. He also stole a base Monday, the second time this season he has had a steal and a homer in the same game after doing it a record 14 times during his historic 54-homer, 59-stolen base season in 2024.
Freeman has been tormenting the Marlins franchise far longer.
Thanks to 12 seasons in the National League East with the Atlanta Braves, Monday was Freeman’s 214th game against the Marlins. When he hit a two-run home run off Sandy Alcantara in the third inning, it was the 41st home run he has hit against the Marlins, the most he has against any opponent in his career.
Over those 214 games, Freeman has gutted Marlins pitching for 253 hits (also the most he has against any opponent), 132 RBIs and a .320 batting average – numbers that should merit a thank you in his Hall of Fame speech some day.
Freeman added a single to his home run on Monday, extending a hitting streak to 10 games during which he has gone 17 for 38 with three doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs.
Teoscar Hernandez also had an RBI double as the top of the lineup continued to fuel a Dodgers’ offense that has scored 73 runs in its past nine games – 41 of them in four victories over the Marlins. Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freeman and Hernandez combined for seven hits, five runs scored and five driven in Monday.
But Hernandez left the game in the fourth inning with discomfort in his left hamstring.
Chris Taylor had an RBI double after replacing Hernandez and Hyeseong Kim went 2 for 4 with a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI in his first major-league start.
The ample offense provided a security blanket for the Dodgers’ latest ‘bullpen game,’ this one featuring a bulk-y effort from Ben Casparius.
Jack Dreyer retired the first four Marlins then handed off to Casparius, who pitched into the sixth inning, allowing just one run. Alex Vesia and Evan Phillips handled their business but Yoendrys Gomez gave up a 424-foot, three-run home run to Augustin Ramirez in the eighth inning that made the final score tighter.
More to come on this story.
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