J.D. Martinez returns from the injured list with a home run in his first at-bat and Freddie Freeman sets a new franchise record with his 53rd double of the season in an 8-5 win.
WASHINGTON — The kids are back in school. Pumpkin spice is a blight upon the land once again. And the Dodgers’ magic number to clinch another NL West division title is down to single digits.
With the win, the Dodgers’ magic number to clinch their 10th division title in the past 11 years ticked down to nine. Chris Taylor filled in for the injured Betts as the leadoff hitter and reached base three times in the first six innings on two walks and a two-run double. “This franchise has been around for a very long time. A lot of winning seasons. A lot of great players have come through here,” Freeman said. “So just to be able to be mentioned with some of these guys I’m climbing the leaderboard on, it’s pretty cool. It’s been a wonderful two years so far, so hopefully I can just keep re-breaking it for the next couple weeks.”
“I’ve been swinging the bat really well pretty much all season long, consistently have been pretty good. So that’s what I’m more happy about is that when I do slump a little bit I end it real fast and get back on the right side of things.”
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