CINCINNATI — As Freddie Freeman hit just four home runs in his first 260 plate appearances this season, he would tell you it didn’t worry him — and then recite the exit velocities and launch angles of the fly balls he felt deserved a better fate.
“One-oh-three (mph) and 29 (degrees) used to be a home run,” he said just Tuesday night. “It is what it is.”
One-oh-eight and 22 were enough Wednesday night. Freeman led off the seventh inning with his third home run in 41 plate appearances, breaking a tie and the Dodgers went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4.