Freddie Freeman injured as Dodgers are swept by

The Dodgers held their annual Family Day on the sector at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, rolling food vehicles, bounce homes and a climbing wall onto the warning monitor in left discipline. Few of the gamers appeared to be in a festive temper, however.

That’s because the Dodgers warmed up for Family Day with a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the group’s fourth straight loss and the tenth in 12 video games in which they’ve been outscored 71-36. It’s the group’s worst 12-game skid since 2018.

The loss was also the sixth in as many tries against the Brewers in the final two weeks, making Milwaukee the first group to sweep a season collection of more than 4 video games from the Dodgers in 20 years.

“Guys are getting frustrated,” supervisor Dave Roberts stated. “You see kind of more emotion coming in. We just haven’t played good baseball.”

But it will get worse: the Dodgers might need misplaced first baseman Freddie Freeman for a spell. Freeman, who is among the group leaders in batting average (.292) and is third in runs (47) and hits (95), sustained a left wrist contusion after being hit by a José Quintana pitch in the sixth inning. Roberts stated X-rays on Freeman’s wrist had been unfavourable and the first baseman is taken into account day to day.

“That one, I held my breath,” Roberts stated. “I think we all did, because, you know, when you’re scuffling and to potentially lose a guy for four-to-six weeks is obviously very scary.”

In Freeman’s absence, catcher Dalton Rushing may play at first base.

As for the remaining of what ails the Dodgers, that might be a lot more durable to repair.

On Sunday they made three errors, main to two unearned runs. They gave up the lead twice and Mookie Betts lined out to heart with the bases loaded to finish the sport.

“We’ve got to figure it out. We’ve got to play better,” Betts whispered in an empty clubhouse after going one for 5, leaving him with a .189 average in July and as many strikeouts as hits.

Across the room Clayton Kershaw cut short a scrum with reporters. He pitched effectively enough Sunday, but his day was undone in a three-run Milwaukee fourth in which a Tommy Edman throwing error and a fielding error by Andy Pages gave the Brewers two runs and compelled Kershaw to throw 29 pitches.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers in the fifth inning Sunday against the Brewers.

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“I’m frustrated. We’re all frustrated. I don’t know how else to say it,” stated Kershaw, who was visibly offended after being pulled from the sport in the fifth inning. “We didn’t win a game. No excuses. We’ve just got to play better.

“I don’t have much to say,” he added. “I’m going to get myself in trouble. So let’s just call it.”

The Dodgers gave Kershaw an early lead with a three-run third inning, the massive blow a two-run homer by Shohei Ohtani, his thirty fourth of the season. The protection gave all three runs back in the fourth, however.

Hyeseong Kim slides safely into first, beating the tag of Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn on a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning Sunday.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

“It’s frustrating,” Roberts repeated. “That’s the word everyone uses when things aren’t going well, but you also have to make your own breaks. And when things are tough, you can’t do things to sabotage yourself. Today, specifically, it was the defense.”

Esteury Ruiz’s first home run for the Dodgers put them back in entrance in the fifth, but the Brewers (59-40) went in entrance to keep in the sixth, scoring 3 times off relievers Alex Vesia and Lou Trivino (3-1) on a double, three singles and a stroll.

The Dodgers’ bullpen earned-run average of 4.39 ranks twelfth in the National League. The group hasn’t gotten a scoreless sport from its bullpen since July 3.

“You’ve got to kind of find a way to reset,” Roberts stated before heading back up the dugout steps for Family Day. “Come back fresh tomorrow and play good baseball.”

Snell and Treinen proceed rehab

Pitchers Blake Snell and Blake Treinen made rehab appearances for triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Snell, who has been on the injured record since April 6 because of left shoulder irritation, made 58 pitches over 4 innings, giving up a run on 4 hits while hanging out six. It was his third rehab look.

Treinen, out since April 19 with a forearm pressure, adopted with a excellent fifth inning in which he struck out two. He may return to the Dodgers’ roster this week.