The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Freeman

SAN FRANCISCO — The rain came, the Giants rallied, but nothing could delay the inevitable.

Last year, they chased the San Francisco Giants in vain until the final day, falling a game short of a division title and victim to an arduous postseason path as a lower-seeded wild card team.

MIAMI — After struggling to find consistency for over two months, Pablo Lopez may finally be turning the corner.

LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman, working stiff? The moniker would hardly seem to apply to a guy who makes $27 million a year, flies charter, stays in five-star hotels and receives $100 per diem on the road while playing baseball for a living.

LOS ANGELES — It feels weird issuing this plea to a baseball team bullying its way toward historic ground, but, sorry, somebody has to say it.

The Braves have a 25-year-old second baseman who’s a two-time All-Star and who’s under a not-lavish contract through 2027. They have an even younger second baseman who, through 14 big-league games, has an OPS of 1.123 and a batting average of .420. The former is Ozzie Albies, who’s rehabbing a…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers' preferred method of offense is to bludgeon opponents with a loaded lineup of power hitters proficient at working counts, hunting mistakes and giving themselves self-congratulatory taps on their helmets as they circle the bases.

LOS ANGELES — Unless that Cash Considerations fella turns into an All-Star, this is going to go down as one very lopsided trade.

This game that didn't count for much, this midsummer game against another overmatched and underfunded opponent, was also a statement game.