Dodgers beat Braves 3-1, Freddie Freeman homers off Chris Sale
sportsMay 9, 202630107
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 as Freddie Freeman hit a 413-foot solo homer off Chris Sale in the sixth inning. Chris Sale still tossed seven strong innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs with zero walks, seven strikeouts and 102 pitches while touching 98.5 mph. All three Dodgers run-scoring hits came from left-handers Teoscar Tucker, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, and Freeman's homer registered a 107.2 mph exit velocity with a 24-degree launch angle. Atlanta out-hit Los Angeles 9-5 but left 10 runners on base, so Sale's quality start could not prevent a loss and highlighted Atlanta's trouble driving in runs.