{"id":29417,"date":"2025-02-28T03:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29417"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:10:38","slug":"freddie-freeman-returns-but-dodgers-go-silent-in-shutout-loss-to-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29417","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Freeman Returns, but Dodgers Go Silent in Shutout Loss to Rockies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">The Dodgers dropped a low-scoring game to the Rockies, but the big news revolved around the presence of Freddie Freeman<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"61XJ0D\">Freddie Freeman made his spring training debut, and more important than the result in a 2-0\u00a0Dodgers\u00a0loss to the Rockies on Thursday at Salt River Fields.<\/p>\n<p id=\"t2LcMT\">Freeman, coming back from right ankle surgery in December, singled once in his three at-bats and hit the ball hard twice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Tz8Q65\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1895207709147824219&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2025%2F2%2F27%2F24374510%2Ffreddie-freeman-dodgers-spring-training-landon-knack-rockies&amp;sessionId=e5e54900a642bcc3536c0d5cebc774edf2daf390&amp;siteScreenName=truebluela&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1895207709147824219\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"wL3G1x\">The former MVP played with a tape on his right ankle, something Freeman said he expects to do until the All-Star break,\u00a0per reporters\u00a0on-site\u00a0in Arizona. Freeman also said the plan is for him to DH on Saturday and\u00a0play first base on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bHPBz1\">After coming in as the first man off the bullpen in his spring debut, Landon Knack got his first start and held the Rockies scoreless over 1\u2153 innings, stretching out to 37 pitches.<\/p>\n<p id=\"tdz88u\">An interesting point about Knack\u2019s start is that following what he showed last year but even more aggressively, the slider was a non-factor against left-handers. In fact, all 14 of the sliders he threw in this outing came against righties, with lefties seeing only fastballs and a couple of curveballs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"qoNq2m\">Offensively, apart from that, it was a day to forget for the Dodgers, finishing the game with only one extra-base hit and enduring a 1-for-19 run at one point.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"G7nuaU\">Up next<\/h4>\n<p id=\"4c91SC\">The Dodgers will play their first night game of the spring Friday against the Angels (5:05 p.m. PT; SportsNet LA, MLB Network). 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