The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a difficult start to the season on offense, but first baseman Freddie Freeman is confident in a bounce back.
The Dodgers’ big bats haven’t been on their game to start the 2026 season, and their flaws at the plate really showed in their 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. The Dodgers had just two hits through the first seven innings of the game, both of which belonged to No. 8 hitter Andy Pages.
Despite their recent slump, Freeman is sure the Dodgers will return to their World Series champion form sooner rather than later.
“Our offense is inevitable,” Freeman said. “Hopefully, maybe tomorrow, with an off-day, the coldness will go away and we’ll heat up.”
Freeman is one of the Dodgers struggling in the early season, though not as much as the rest of the team. The future Hall of Famer is batting .208 through six games, and hit his first home run of the season against Cleveland on Wednesday.
A .615 OPS is substandard for him, though, and he’ll look to continue ramping up following his solo shot in the final game of the Dodgers’ homestead.
Which Other Dodgers are Underperforming?
Other than Freeman, a usually constant presence in the Dodgers’ lineup has gone missing through the early goings. Shohei Ohtani currently holds the longest active on-base streak in MLB, but the power and flair Dodger fans are used to seeing just isn’t there.
He has just three hits in six games, and notably hasn’t hit a home run or recorded an RBI in 28 plate appearances.
Kyle Tucker, who the Dodgers signed to a four-year, $240 million deal in the offseason, has been underwhelming as well, and is batting .174 on the season. He has nine strikeouts, which is the most on the team.
Despite the combined struggled of Ohtani, Tucker and Freeman, manager Dave Roberts is confident everyone will make a comeback as well.
“I am surprised that they got off to a slow start, but you just never really know,” Roberts said. “Spring training is just not predictive. It’s just not. I think for me, the takeaway is we’re 3-1 and the guys that we expect to swing the bats aren’t swinging the bats right now. So that’s a good thing. They’ll hit.”
The Dodgers have a rest day Friday after losing their series to the Guardians at home, and will travel to the East coast for a six-game road trip next. They visit the Washington Nationals for a three game series beginning on Friday at 10:05 a.m. PT, then head to Toronto to face the Blue Jays in a three-game set beginning Monday, April 6.
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