All-Star 1B Freddie Freeman out of Dodgers' lineup for Game 4 of NLCS against Mets
First baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.
Freeman has been playing with a badly sprained and swollen right ankle throughout the postseason. He also missed Game 4 of the Division Series at San Diego with the Dodgers facing elimination.
“He’s obviously ailing and he’s doing everything he can to stay on the field. With the back-to-back games and one tomorrow, just trying to kind of make a decision what puts him in the best position for the games going forward,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Thursday.
“And just tonight seemed easy. Obviously he wants to be in there. But having him not make the start, run out there on and off the field, be ready for a big spot tonight, made a lot of sense.”
