Freeman hits 1st HR for Dodgers in reuni

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Freeman hits 1st HR for Dodgers in reuni

Freeman hits 1st HR for Dodgers in reunion win over Braves April 19 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink LOS ANGELES (AP) Freddie Freeman slugged his first home run in a Dodgers uniform, Trea Turner's bases-loaded double highlighted a Tomas Tatar Women Jersey five-run fourth inning, and Los Angeles beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Monday night for its seventh consecutive victory.Freeman didn't wait to tee off against his old team, sending a shot to the left-field pavilion in the first off Huascar Ynoa (0-2). That triggered chants of Freddie! Freddie! from the sellout crowd of 52,052 as the first baseman pumped his right arm coming into home plate.Before the game, an emotional Freeman spent time in the Braves clubhouse, reliving memories of winning last year's World Series, the franchise's first championship since 1995. He signed a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers in March, ending a 12-year run with the Braves, the only team the Southern California native had played for.Freeman flashed stellar defense in the seventh, diving to his right to make a backhand stab of Dansby Swanson's shot for Matthew Lorito Kids Jersey the first out. He was 1 for 3 with two runs and two walks.The Dodgers tacked on five runs in the fourth when they batted around in a rematch of the past two NL Championship Series. Cody Bellinger got things going with an RBI groundout and designated hitter Edwin Rios added an RBI single. Turner's three-run double off Sean Newcomb landed in left between Orlando Arcia and the foul line, making it 6-0.Bellinger homered leading off the eighth for a 7-4 lead.Atlanta's Guillermo Heredia and Ozzie Albies homered off Clayton Kershaw (2-0). Fourteen of the Braves' 15 homers this season have been solo shots.Coming off seven perfect innings at Minnesota last week, Kershaw allowed four runs and six hits in five-plus innings. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none. Kershaw moved into Antti Tuomisto Men Jersey second on the list of starting pitchers who've retired the most consecutive batters to start a season since 1960. He retired 23 in a row, trailing leader Yu Darvish, who retired 26 straight in 2013.Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth to earn his third save. Kenley Jansen returned to Dodger Stadium for the first time since he signed a one-year deal with the Braves in March. The Dodgers' career saves leader received a standing ovation while being honored before the game.TRAINER'S ROOMBraves: OF Ronald Acua Jr. is scheduled to start an injury rehabilitation a signment with Triple-A Gwinnett at Jacksonville on Tuesday. It will be his first game since July 10, when he tore his right ACL during a game against Miami. UP NEXTBraves: LHP Max Fried (0-2, 5.73 ERA) is 1-0 with a 2.25 career ERA against the Dodgers.Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (1-0, 3.38) makes his fourth career start against the Braves. He's 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA and 17 strikeouts. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers Freddie Freeman Dansby Swanson Orlando Arcia Guillermo Heredia Clayton Kershaw Kenley Jansen Cody Bellinger Edwin Ros Sean Newcomb Walker Buehler Freddie Freeman Huascar Ynoa Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves share World Cup fans find Justin Abdelkader Women Jersey booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Darren Helm Men Jersey Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS
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