Freddie Freeman

First baseman Freddie Freeman, who had started every game this season, returned to Los Angeles to be with family after son spent time in a hospital.

Freeman left the team to be with his family as his son has been having some health issues. No word on how long he'll be away from the team for, but the Dodgers will give him all the time that he needs to handle his family business. Cavan Biggio will cover first base in his absence against the Astros on Friday night.

Freeman has been scratched from the Dodgers' lineup for Friday's game against the Astros, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

All told, the 28-year-old hurler gave up six runs on seven hits over his five frames while striking out a pair of batters. After being staked to an early 2-0 lead, Crawford served up a solo homer to Freddie Freeman in the opening inning and then an RBI double to Gavin Lux. He would allow solo shots to Teoscar Hernandez, Gavin Lux, Austin Barnes and Shohei Ohtani before all was said and done. Crawford got nine whiffs on 77 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He'll attempt to bounce back as he carries a 3.37 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and a 112/29 K/BB ratio (117 2/3 innings) into a tough matchup against the Yankees on Saturday.

Fresh off winning the All-Star game MVP, Duran gave Boston a 1-0 lead with a solo homer off Gavin Stone. It looked like that would be the game-winner, but the Boston bullpen wasn't able to hold the lead while allowing a grand slam to Freddie Freeman. Duran also doubled to see his slash improve to 286/.344/.488 with 11 homers and 42 RBI.