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Freddie Freeman's two-run home run helps Dodgers complete sweep of Rays
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Freddie Freeman's two-run home run helps Dodgers complete sweep of Rays

LA Times · Jun 17, 2026, 10:33 PM

Key takeaways

  • Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins collided chest first into the blue padding of the center field wall as he made one last-ditch effort to save his team from a Dodgers home run.
  • Not even a leaping Mullins, one of baseball’s veteran home-run robbers, could stop Freddie Freeman from doing what the Dodgers first baseman does best: hitting clutch home runs.
  • For the Dodgers (48-27), it was their sixth sweep of the season — all while surviving a shaky start on the mound by the usually unshakable Shohei Ohtani.

The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates with Andy Pages after a go-ahead, two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Rays. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times) By Liana Handler Follow June 17, 2026 Updated 4:11 PM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Cedric Mullins collided chest first into the blue padding of the center field wall as he made one last-ditch effort to save his team from a Dodgers home run. His glove, though, came up empty.

Not even a leaping Mullins, one of baseball’s veteran home-run robbers, could stop Freddie Freeman from doing what the Dodgers first baseman does best: hitting clutch home runs.

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