Angels, Dodgers and Freeway Series
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Making more history in his first season with the Dodgers, Ohtani invented the 50/50 club en route to a National League MVP and World Series championship. In the aftermath of Sunday's loss to the Angels, Ohtani made his first social media post, resharing a commercial he is starring in.
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
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.
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 ).
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.