The Los Angeles Dodgers are absolutely owning the road this season, clocking in with a ridiculous 36-20 (.643) away record, which is straight-up the best mark in all of baseball. They’re not just winning, either. They’re averaging 5.79 runs per game and crushing with a 120 wRC+ on the road, both also league-leading numbers. This team just wrapped up a workmanlike post-All-Star break road trip, winning two out of three games in each of their three series in the Eastern time zone, including huge wins over the Phillies and Mets last week. Talk about showing up when it counts.
Freeman’s Bat is On Fire: A True MVP Push
Freddie Freeman has been on an absolute tear, heating up like a July Fourth barbecue. He was red hot last week, putting up three straight games with three hits, then following that up with two more on Sunday. That’s 11 hits over a four-game span, matching Andy Pages’ early season high for any Dodger this year. This insane run has pushed his season batting average over .300 for the first time since way back on April 23, and his career average is now sitting pretty at .29965. His overall line of .301/.381/.491 with a 140 wRC+ isn’t just tops among qualified National League first basemen; it’s fourth in the entire majors at the position. Oh, and get this: he’s tied for the MLB lead with 27 doubles, four of those coming this past week alone. On Sunday, he smacked his 574th career two-bagger, tying him with legends Charlie Gehringer and Bobby Abreu for 25th all-time. And if you needed more proof of the road warrior mentality, a staggering 21 of his 27 doubles this year have been hit away from home. What a player!
Muncy’s Milestones and Sasaki’s Splitter Dominance
It wasn’t just Freeman lighting it up. Max Muncy made some history of his own this week. On Tuesday in Philadelphia, his two-run homer was the only scoring for the Dodgers in a win against the Phillies. Then, the very next night, he hit another one! That second blast was his 229th since joining the Dodgers, pushing him past Ron Cey for fifth place in franchise history. He’s now second in Los Angeles Dodgers history for home runs, only behind Eric Karros’ 270. Max could be making even more history soon, as he’s just one homer behind Karros for the Dodger Stadium record, with Muncy sitting at 129 regular season dingers to Karros’ 130. Keep an eye on that this coming week! On the mound, Roki Sasaki delivered one of his best starts of the season against the Mets, fanning nine batters over seven innings. He gave up only one run on three hits and a pair of walks, with 13 of his career-high 21 swinging strikes coming from his nasty splitter. What a performance! The team went 4-2 this week, scoring and allowing 29 runs each, ending up with an impressive .809 pythagorean win percentage.
As the Dodgers push forward with a 67-39 year-to-date record, scoring 5.15 runs per game and allowing just 3.69, it’s clear they mean business. Keep watching Muncy as he chases that Dodger Stadium home run record, and expect Freeman to keep absolutely mashing. This team is for real.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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