LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers joined some unique firm, accumulating his 2,000th hit and turning into the 98th participant in main league historical past with that milestone and 300 house runs.
The solely factor lacking on Sunday was a victory.
Alex Bregman drove within the game-winning run within the eleventh inning and the Houston Astros beat Los Angeles 6-5 to take a little bit of luster off Freeman’s accomplishment.
“I seem to get these milestones in losses,” Freeman mentioned, noting that supervisor Dave Roberts identified his three hundredth homer additionally got here in a loss to St. Louis on May 18. “But, no, just seeing how happy my dad, my stepmom, my wife, my kids were for me, it just makes it special.”
Bregman’s leadoff single to left discipline scored Mauricio Dubón from second. Ryan Pressly (2-2) obtained credit score for the win, and Houston prevented a three-game sweep.
Jeremy Peña and José Abreu hit two-run homers, Hunter Brown threw six sturdy innings, and the Astros gained for simply the seconds time in 9 street video games.
Freeman had two doubles to succeed in the hits milestone and Mookie Betts led off the underside of the primary with a house run, however the Dodgers couldn’t rally for the second straight recreation. Yency Almonte (3-1) took the loss.
Los Angeles tied it up with three runs within the eighth off reliever Rafael Montero, beginning their push when Freeman drove in Betts by turning into the 295th participant in main league historical past to file 2,000 hits.
“Hits mean a lot to me,” Freeman mentioned. “Everyone views success differently in their careers and how they go about it, but hits and average, that is what I care about. If I have a lot of hits and I have a good average, that means I’m getting on base a lot for me and the team, and we’re able to score a lot of runs. … Hits, yeah, I like hits, and hopefully we get a lot more.”
Will Smith then blasted a two-run shot to deep middle to tie the sport at 4.
“We were just fighting all day, and just much better baseball has been played by us the last week,” Freeman mentioned. “Kind of everyone’s clicked, pitching staff and as an offense, so hopefully we can continue that trend in Denver and on the road trip.”
Houston’s Corey Julks led off the tenth with a double to proper that scored Peña. In the underside half of the inning, a sacrifice fly by Betts scored Miguel Rojas and tied the sport at 5.
Smith seemed as if he would possibly tie it up once more within the eleventh, however Dubón made a diving seize behind second base to disclaim him a success. Seth Martinez obtained David Peralta to floor out to finish the sport, selecting up his first save.
Peña and Abreu noticed the Astros their 4-1 lead in almost equivalent style, every launching a dangling splitter by Tony Gonsolin into middle discipline. Peña’s shot carried 418 ft within the second inning, and Abreu’s went 412 ft within the fourth.
Houston is 38-9 when scoring no less than 4 runs.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: IF Jose Altuve didn’t play Sunday after hurting his heel operating out a bunt single on Saturday. … LF Yordan Alvarez (indirect pressure) hit within the batting cage for the second straight day. “He said he felt pretty good,” supervisor Dusty Baker mentioned. ”He ran, he threw. These are issues that trouble you whenever you obtained a foul indirect.”
Dodgers: OF Chris Taylor was positioned on the injured checklist Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, with a bone bruise in his proper knee. … 3B Max Muncy is about to return from an injured left hamstring on Tuesday to start a three-game sequence at Colorado. He has not performed since June 11.
UP NEXT
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (7-5) will begin on Tuesday within the opener of a three-game sequence at St. Louis. Valdez has gone no less than seven innings in 9 of his 15 outings.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (9-4) will get the nod on Tuesday to start out a three-game sequence at Colorado. Kershaw is 3-0 with a 1.33 earned run common in 4 begins this month.
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