September 11th, 2022 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Say that name and you are either extremely thankful that he is a Dodger if you are a Dodgers fan, or you are absolutely terrified of him (or at least should be) if you are not, and the Dodgers are playing your favorite team.
But whether you are a Dodgers fan or not, the display that the 33-year-old (on Monday) Villa Park, CA native and second round draft pick in 2007 by the Atlanta Braves out of El Modena High School in Orange, CA put on in Saturday night’s 8-4 Dodgers win over their division rival San Diego Padres at Petco Park was not only unbelievable, it was historic.
In a nutshell, Freeman went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, and a solo home run, while driving in four of the Dodgers eight runs.
(Images courtesy of SportsNet LA)
With his four-hit night, Freeman upped his season batting average to .330 to pass St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt‘s .327 to take over the lead as MLB’s best hitter. He also accomplished this on Saturday night:
“Today was a good day, just a good Dodger win,” the ever-humble Freeman told SportsNet LA’s David Vassegh postgame. “It’s nice playing behind Trea (Turner). It was nice to see him get some huge hits for us with a bases-clearing double. He’s been doing it all year and I was just happy to knock him in, too.”
Knock him in he did … three times.
“Freddie Freeman has had a good weekend in one night,” former Dodgers outfielder and current broadcaster Rick Monday said during Saturday night’s AM 570 LA Sports radio broadcast.
“I think the first thing, he prides himself on is taking good at-bats,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Freeman after his epic night. “Whatever the situation dictates, whether it’s drive in a run, whether it’s take a walk, see pitches, and the slug. I think the back of the baseball card doesn’t lie. He’s gonna hit homers, but he’s not a home run hitter.
“He prides himself on being a good hitter and the slug is gonna come in bunches, but it’s just sort of, with baseball, things just sort of even themselves out,” Roberts added.
Well done, Freddie!
…and thank you for being a Dodger!
Play Ball!
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