Freddie Freeman exits with wrist injury after getting hit by pitch in latest Dodgers concern
Star first baseman Freddie Freeman left Sunday's game against the Brewers with a left wrist contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the sixth inning.
Freeman winced in pain as he wore an 88 mph sinker from Milwaukee starter José Quintana, and the reigning World Series MVP immediately began walking toward the dugout.
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Shortly after, the Dodgers announced Freeman, 35, would not be returning to their eventual 6-5 loss to Milwaukee at Dodger Stadium.
Freddie Freeman walks off the field after getting hit by a pitch in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.
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Freeman is hitting .294 this season with 10 home runs, 49 RBIs and a 135 OPS+.
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He has been slumping since a hot start to the season, though, with an average of .201 since the beginning of June.
The Dodgers, meanwhile, have been caught in a slump of their own despite their supremely talented roster.
Sunday's loss sealed a sweep at the hands of the Brewers, and Los Angeles has now lost 10 of its last 12 games.
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The skid has thrown the Dodgers, once the leaders in the National League West, into an intriguing divisional race with the second-place Padres, who are just 3 ½ games back, and the third-place Giants, who are six games back.
Los Angeles has also been rocked by a series of injuries, which have affected both its pitching staff and position players.
Freddie Freeman is pictured with the Dodgers on May 6.
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The Dodgers remain without pitchers Blake Snell (left shoulder inflammation), Blake Treinen (right forearm sprain), Roki Sasaki (right shoulder impingement), Michael Kopech (right knee injury), Tony Gonsolin (right elbow discomfort) and Evan Phillips (right elbow inflammation), among others.
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In the field, third baseman Max Muncy (left knee bone bruise) and utility man Kiké Hernández (left elbow inflammation) are also out, with Freeman now joining that list.
Despite the shorthanded roster, the Dodgers will look to get back on track with a three-game set at home against the Twins, before a nine-game road trip that includes series against the Red Sox, Reds and Rays.
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