A career .300 hitter, Freeman entered Monday’s game batting .333 for the season. His postseason resume is just as impressive; he has appeared in 62 playoff games and hit 14 home runs. Notably, during the Braves' 2021 championship run, Freeman hit five home runs in 16 postseason games. In last year’s playoffs, he added four more in 13 games.

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman each drilled two-run homers as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Miami Marlins 7-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Shohei Ohtani hit a new milestone with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went yard against the Miami Marlins, catapulting him to a newfound territory. Ohtani ripped this home run during the top of the fifth inning — which flew at 117.

Teoscar Hernandez and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Kyle Stowers and the Miami Marlins on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Dodgers have a 3.77 team ERA that ranks 13th among all league pitching staffs. The Marlins have hit 30 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.

SportsLine's model simulated Miami Marlins vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday's matchup

Its Monday, May 5 and the Dodgers (23-11) are South Beach to open a series against the Marlins (13-20). Ben Casparius is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Sandy Alcantara for Miami. The Dodgers had their seven-game win streak snapped in Atlanta yesterday.

Austin Riley knows one Atlanta win in six games against the Los Angeles Dodgers doesn’t give the Braves a claim to challenge the team with baseball’s best record

Austin Riley made sure the Dodgers exited Atlanta knowing that despite their dominance in this year’s season series, they still have reason to keep an eye on the Braves, who could spend the following weeks and months reasserting themselves as legit World Series contenders.