Angels, Dodgers and Freeway Series
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The Los Angeles Angels have as much momentum as a 20-25 team could possibly have after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road. They won 6-2 on Friday, 11-9 on Saturday, and 6-4 on Sunday, completing their first three-game Freeway Series sweep in 15 years ( via MLB ).
Kershaw established himself as the franchise ace for the Dodgers in 2014, when he signed a seven-year, $215 million deal. He then took a three-year contract to stay in 2018 and has agreed to one- or two-year pacts since then.
Lefty Yusei Kikuchi turned in one of his best starts of the year against the Dodgers on Sunday, but he left the game in the sixth inning after a collision at first base. Kikuchi limited the Dodgers to
Max Fried grew up in an area where the Freeway Series was popular. The Santa Monica native now witnessed his first Subway Series with the New York Yankees on Sunday. The 31-year-old took to the hill inside Yankee Stadium for the third game against the Mets.
Travis d’Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday for their first three-game Freeway Series sweep since 2010.
With their latest flurry of roster moves on Sunday, the Dodgers reinforced a message from earlier in the week: Winning now takes precedence over sentimentality. Los Angeles got a key piece of its lineup back by activating Tommy Edman ahead of the Freeway Series finale.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are making a strong push to defend their title in the 2025 MLB season, with Shohei Ohtani emerging as a crucial contributor. The two-way star has already surpassed the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge in a key statistical category.
Los Angeles Angels infielder Yoan Moncada is out of Saturday's lineup because of a thumb injury. Kevin Newman is penciled in as the team's starting third baseman for the second game of the Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.