Freddie Freeman went three video games with out a hit and wanted to determine find out how to get again on observe. He wasn’t hitting the ball laborious and wasn’t discovering the gaps for further bases till April 21.
That day, he went 2-for-3 with two doubles and is at the moment on a nine-game hitting streak. His return to Toronto confirmed that slowing down can velocity issues up.
Of the eight balls Freeman put in play throughout the Dodgers’ collection in Toronto, six have been hit 98 mph or more durable, based on Statcast. That features a 106-mph dwelling run Sunday, his second of the yr. He entered the weekend averaging 87.9 mph on all balls in play, per Statcast.
Freeman instructed reporters he’s modified his batting apply routine just lately.
“And all the things’s type of been working. (I’ve) simply been type of doing actually, actually sluggish, delicate swings in BP and letting the adrenaline of the sport take the swing somewhat bit laborious, and issues have been, the final week, been so much higher.”
— Freddie Freeman
Freeman additionally addressed his relative lack of energy in comparison with current seasons.
“Issues are beginning to extra typically be an excellent swing than feeling one good swing each couple days,” Freeman stated. “Not attempting to hit dwelling runs. I don’t care. I simply know as soon as the swing is there for being an excellent hitter, the ability will come behind it.”
— Freddie Freeman
Throughout his streak, Feeman has raised his batting common from .259 to .308 and he has pushed in 11 runs. Maybe Freeman is feeling snug and returning to final season’s kind.
Photograph Credit score: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports activities
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