Due to Freeman’s injured ankle, he was slow and limited in his game throughout Freddie Freeman was scratched from the lineup as the Dodgers faced elimination from NLDS the NLDS. Another player, Miguel Rojas was also out of the game 4 lineup due to his injury to adductor Muscle.
San Diego-Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts has announced that Freddie Freeman was replaced by the Mx Muncy. Freddie Freeman scratched was actually in the Game 4 line-up, as batting third and playing first but less than 2 hours before the first pitch, he got replaced due to an ankle injury.
Chris Taylor played in the middle of the field, and Kike Hernandez moved from there to take up Muncy’s position at third base
The best-of-five series is now 2-1 in favor of the Padres Freddie Freeman scratched
“Back-to-back days, it’s a little tough, so we just decided at breakfast that I wasn’t going to play,” Freeman said following the game. A little gamesmanship was involved. These are Freddie Freeman scratched own words.
Due to this injury, he was getting treatments to get back into the game. He used to play all the Game 1 then 2 for 5. But got removed after the fifth inning of Game 2.
Dodges Manager, Roberts said that he had a conversation with Freeman and we decided to not push him too much to play. But there has not been any decision made about Game 5 yet.
With the decision to replace Freeman, Muncy moved to his place at first base. But Freeman got injured ankle while running through the first base against the Padres, during the last week of the regular game season. No doubt, Freeman’s replacement is a misfortune for the NL West champions, especially for the leadoff batter Shohei Ohtani struggling the last two games.
In the season’s last game, Muncy injured his elbow trying to catch a misplaced ball. The injury prevented him from playing in the postseason and had an impact on his performance the entire 2022 season.
Muncy said earlier this week, “Aside from the ball up the line – for obvious reasons – it’s a position I feel quite at ease in.” “I’ve been in that role for most of my career, and I almost won a Gold Glove.” It’s a place that seems natural.
The only thing that would worry me if I had to go over there is that it would be because Freddie isn’t playing. It was not a big deal.
In addition, shortstop Miguel Rojas left Game 3 early because of a worsening injured adductor muscle, which prevented him from starting in Game “There is an injury to Miggy Ro,” Roberts said. “I doubt he’s available, but in an emergency, he might be able to fill in.” The plan is to win today, give them the day off tomorrow, and get ready in case Game 5 happens.
Rojas and Freeman were still on the roster. They would not be qualified for a hypothetical NL Championship Series if they were injured. For Game 4, the Dodgers were down to a two-man bench consisting of backup catcher Austin Barnes and rookie outfielder Andy Pages.