The Dodgers led the offense in the majors throughout the regular season but fell off during the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres.
But over the course of the series, it was the inability of baseball’s best offense to perform even close to its regular-season standards that doomed the Dodgers.
“I really don’t know why,” Freeman said, when asked why the offense dried up. “I’m sure there was a three-game span during the regular season when we didn’t do so well either. It’s just unfortunate that it happened in October.” Will Smith lined a sacrifice fly to left for a 3-0 lead. San Diego manager Bob Melvin summoned left-hander Tim Hill to face the left-handed-hitting Max Muncy.and Freeman pulled off a double steal — with no throw — on Hill’s first pitch to put runners on second and third with one out.
The Padres rallied for five runs off Dodgers relievers Tommy Kahnle, Yency Almonte and Alex Vesia in the bottom of the seventh. The Dodgers went down in order against flame-throwing right-hander Robert Suarez in the eighth. They didn’t stand a chance against left-hander Josh Hader in the ninth.
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