May 12th, 2025 at 7:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka The final score of Sunday’s game at Chase Field reads Dodgers 10, D-backs 1, but it could very well read Freddie Freeman 3, D-backs 1.
The 35-year-old Villa Park, CA native and future first-ballot Hall of Famer went a remarkable 4-for-4 on Sunday, with two runs scored and three RBIs.
“I wish I had a real answer, but I don’t,” Freeman replied when SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson him about his tremendous success at Chase Field over the years. “I think they’ve been talking to me about this for a few years now, but I don’t know, I’ve always enjoyed playing here and hopefully it continues,” he added.
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Included in Freeman’s four hits were two doubles, a triple, and a solo home run, meaning that he was a single shy of the cycle. I mean, who does that these days?
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“I just think he’s relentless. Obviously he’s swinging a hot bat … he carried us this road trip,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Freeman.
And then there’s that Tony Gonsolin fellow. The 30-year-old Vacaville, CA and Dodgers ninth-round draft pick in 2016 out of Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga, CA allowed no runs and only three hits with no walks and four strikeouts in his stellar 5.0-inning start.
“I thought I started off a little rough, I felt like I was falling behind guys, throwing a lot of non-competitive pitches, and pitch-count got up early,” Gonsolin told Watson postgame. “Settled in a little bit. I was able to give the boys five, keep us in the ballgame,” he added.
With the win, Gonsolin is now 2-0 on his injury-delayed 2025 season, with an excellent 2.81 ERA. He has 21 strikeouts and only four walks over his combined 16.0 innings of work thus far this season.
“I thought Tony, on regular rest, did a really nice job,” Roberts said postgame of Gonsolin. “I thought he got better as the game went on, worked ahead, the first-pitch strike percentage was really high, kept ’em off balance, I thought his secondary stuff was on-point and gave us five huge innings,” added the Dodgers skipper.
Well done again, boys!
Play Ball!
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I think Freeman and Aaron Judge are the best all-around hitters in MLB. Happy for Gonsolin, Dodgers, and we fans for his return to form — a complete pitcher who competes every game. If only Glasnow had the same grit, determination, and perseverance of Gonsolin.
Jesse P.; 100% correct! You hit it out of the park with your comment!