
No surprise here. It'll be Enrique Hernandez at first base for the third straight game. Freeman tested out his surgically-repaired right ankle prior to Wednesday's series finale at Dodger Stadium, but he's going to get some extra time off to rest and recover. It's looking highly likely that Freeman will be ready to return to Los Angeles' lineup for Friday's series opener in Philadelphia.
Freeman (ankle) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus Atlanta, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Freddie Freeman is hearing it after he slipped and fell in the shower, injuring his surgically repaired right ankle and missing his second straight game for the Dodgers.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup for the second straight game against the Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle.
Freeman told reporters prior to Tuesday's game against the Braves that X-rays came back negative on his surgically-repaired right ankle after he slipped and fell on Sunday at home while getting into a shower. The 35-year-old first baseman isn't facing an extended absence, but he'll need a few additional days off to let the swelling subside. Barring an unexpected development, fantasy managers should anticipate him being ready for Friday's series opener in Philadelphia.