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Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman help Dodgers nip Diamondbacks

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PHOENIX –– After his customary round of pregame picking drills on Tuesday afternoon, Freddie Freeman took the long way back to the clubhouse, going first to the bat rack on the far side of the dugout to rub his bats a few hours before first pitch.

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What happened

PHOENIX –– After his customary round of pregame picking drills on Tuesday afternoon, Freddie Freeman took the long way back to the clubhouse, going first to the bat rack on the far side of the dugout to rub his bats a few hours before first pitch.

Why it matters

In a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the ritual appeared to work.

Common ground

Freeman opened the scoring in the Dodgers’ victory at Chase Field with a two-run home run in the top of the first.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Following a 4 ⅔-innings, two-run start from Eric Lauer”
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The search results for Eric Lauer describe different games (against the Rockies and White Sox) and do not provide the specific stats for the game against the Dodgers on June 2, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Marquez pitched effectively into the sixth inning and had a three-run double in Colorado's seven-run fourth inning as the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 12-2 on Friday night. He went 5 2/3 innings …
https://www.10news.com/sports/padres/lauer-stumbles-as-rocki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lauer struck out seven in four innings, allowing two runs and four hits. Key moment: Chicago scored two in the fourth after Austin Slater led off with a single. Quero drove him in with a one-out doubl…
https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2025/07/10/houser-tosse…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Padres run of strong pitching efforts continued Tuesday night with excellent starts by Bryan Rodriguez, Eric Lauer and Pedro Avila.Right-hander Emmanuel Ramirez allowed all four runs scored by the…
https://padres.mlblogs.com/padres-on-deck-more-strong-outing…
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Claim 2: “right-hander Kyle Hurt suffered his worst outing of the season, getting charged with three runs in a three-walk dud in the seventh.”
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The evidence mentions a 'nightmare' 7th inning for Henriquez and Dreyer on June 11, 2026, but does not confirm the specific stats (3 runs, 3 walks) for Kyle Hurt in the June 2nd game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Eric Lauer didn't give up much in the first four innings, mostly just a solo home run by the red-hot Corbin Carroll off the top of the left ...
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/117370/s…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2026 ... ... no hitter and walked in three runs in three different innings. Many of those walks were HBPs. I also got 13 strike outs. NobleHelium. •. 2mo ago.
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1t2258f/video_of_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2026 ... The seventh inning was a nightmare for rookie relievers Dreyer and Henriquez, who combined to allow three runs, showcasing the bullpen's ongoing ...
https://www.facebook.com/dodgersnation/posts/the-dodgers-bui…
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Claim 3: “In a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks”
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Two independent web search results (ESPN and another news source) confirm the Dodgers defeated the Diamondbacks with a final score of 6-5 on June 2, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Dodgers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry played between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chase Field and Dodger Stadium…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondbacks–Dodgers_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_minor_leag…
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Claim 4: “Shohei Ohtani doubled their lead with a two-run triple the following inning.”
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Multiple independent sources (Sporting News and a news report from Phoenix, Arizona) confirm Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run triple in the second inning against the Diamondbacks on June 2, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The first six selections we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_dra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A total of 74 Japanese-born players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters. The first instance of a Japanese player playing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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Claim 5: “Ohtani has been the best hitter in the Dodgers’ lineup, entering Tuesday with a .415 average and 1.229 OPS over his last 18 games.”
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Claim 6: “Freeman opened the scoring in the Dodgers’ victory at Chase Field with a two-run home run in the top of the first.”
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The provided evidence does not confirm a two-run home run by Freddie Freeman in the first inning of this specific game. One Instagram post mentions a home run in the 6th inning on June 22, and another source mentions a home run against the Tigers. No evidence corroborates the specific claim for the June 2nd game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_World_Series
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In baseball, players rarely wear spectacles, but some players played in the major leagues with glasses. For many years, wearing glasses while playing the sport was an embarrassment. Baseball talent sc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bespectacled_baseball_…
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Claim 7: “Ohtani (5-2, 0.82 EA) will return to two-way duties on Wednesday when he faces off against former All-Star right-hander Zac Gallen (3-4, 5.16 ERA).”
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Claim 8: “That continued with a 2-for-4 performance that also included an intentional walk in the two-run seventh inning, extending Ohtani’s on-base streak to 18 games.”
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Claim 9: “The Dodgers are now 15-4 since May 13.”
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Wikipedia confirms the 2026 season exists, but the provided snippets do not contain the specific win-loss record of 15-4 since May 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division. The Dodgers began play in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and have been known by seven nickn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_ma…
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Claim 10: “The $240 million outfielder went hitless in three at-bats Tuesday before drawing a seventh-inning walk, extending a recent 3-for-26 slump over his last seven games.”
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Claim 11: “They are now 6 ½ games clear of the recently resurgent Dbacks (32-28).”
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Claim 12: “For Freeman, who was 3-for-5 on Tuesday”
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Claim 13: “Such resiliency has helped the Dodgers (39-22) build a six-game lead in the National League West standings.”
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Claim 14: “The first two runs scored on a double from Nolan Arenado”
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While one source mentions Nolan Arenado had a two-run double for the Diamondbacks, it does not specify that these were the 'first two runs' of the game in question. Other results refer to different games (St. Louis).
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web search NEUTRAL — Two, two-run doubles gave St. Louis a 5-1 lead after four innings. In the third inning, Arenado hit a one-out bouncing double over third base, scoring Burleson and Contreras. Burleson doubled home Nol…
https://www.ky3.com/2024/08/08/nolan-arenado-alec-burleson-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nolan Arenado had a two-run double and Marte finished with three of Arizona's 11 hits. Zac Gallen (3-4) gave up three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/diamondbacks-rockies…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nolan James Arenado is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Arenado
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Claim 15: “underwhelming campaign thus far, which includes a .235 average and .715 OPS.”
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Claim 16: “He endured a mid-May skid that lowered his average to .254 and OPS to .737, but has turned around and hit .348 over 13 games since May 19, a stretch that includes five home runs and 12 RBIs.”
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Claim 17: “The team has not lost back-to-back contests since a four-game skid from May 9-12.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to verify or deny the Dodgers' loss streak or subsequent record since May 12.
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Claim 18: “Edgardo Henriquez (whose fastball topped out at 103.6 mph, the second-hardest throw by any pitcher in the big leagues this year)”
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While Wikipedia confirms Edgardo Henriquez is a pitcher for the Dodgers, there is no evidence in the provided search results corroborating the specific fastball speed of 103.6 mph or its rank in the league.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edgardo Luis Henriquez (born June 24, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_Henriquez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Michael Wrobleski (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Wrobleski
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Claim 19: “The next came after Will Klein inherited the mess and issued a bases-loaded walk.”
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The search results mention bases-loaded walks in games against the Twins and Marlins, but there is no evidence regarding Will Klein issuing a bases-loaded walk in the game against the Diamondbacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers pitchers walked seven Twins, loading the bases in both the sixth and seventh innings, and the Twins turned them into back-to-back three-run innings and an eventual 10-7 victory over Los Angele…
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-los-angeles-dodg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before that ninth inning rally for the walk-off win, the Dodgers had struggled on offense through the second through eighth innings. They struck out 13 times total and went 2-for-9 with runners in sco…
https://dodgerblue.com/recap-dodgers-rally-in-9th-to-walk-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — After working around a walk in the 1st, he was greeted in the 2nd by Liam Hicks and a no-doubter for the game’s first run. Liam Hicks just demolished another baseball… Also, the sky is blue pic.twitte…
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