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Dodgers vs Diamondbacks: Freddie Freeman Returns, How to Watch, Odds, Predictions and More

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Aug 9, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) is congratulated in the dugout after a solo home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 9, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) is congratulated in the dugout after a solo home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

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Freddie Freeman returns to the Dodgers' lineup Friday for the first of four games against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.

Freeman hasn't played since Sunday as he looked to recuperate from a hairline fracture in his right middle finger without going on the injured list.

Clayton Kershaw will take the mound as the Dodgers look to maintain their momentum from their series win against the Baltimore Orioles.

Here's what else you need to know going into the game:

How to Watch

  • Time: 6:40 p.m. PT
  • Location: Chase Field, Phoenix
  • TV: SportsNet LA
  • Radio: 570-AM in Los Angeles

Odds

• Moneyline: Dodgers -135/Diamondbacks +114

• Over/under: 8.5

• All odds via DraftKings

Prediction

Given that the Diamondbacks have struggled against left-handed pitchers recently, Kershaw (2-2, 3.72 ERA) might have the upper hand despite not being at his peak. Zac Gallen (10-6, 3.65) has struggled at times this season himself. His six shutout innings in his most recent start against the Red Sox last Saturday was his first win of August. He had allowed 10 runs across his first 16.1 innings in three starts to begin the month. Look for a high-scoring affair unless the marquee matchup reverts both pitchers to their peak form.

More

• Dodger backstop Austin Barnes went 2-for-4 on Thursday night in his first game back from the injured list, driving in two runs and scoring two of his own.

• Ohtani’s 14 stolen bases without getting caught in August are the most in a month by a Dodger
since Dodger manager Dave Roberts in March/April 2004 (15).

• Kershaw owns a 22-12 career record against the Diamondbacks in 44 starts, including a 2.73 ERA (81 ER/267.0 IP) with 294 strikeouts against 70 walks.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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