Mookie Betts will be runner-up for NL MVP, and Freddie Freeman hit .331 with nearly 30 HRs. Those two dominated at the 1-2 spot in the lineup all season. They are two of the best hitters in baseball.
The Diamondbacks shut them down.
Freddie Freeman hit an infield single in the first inning of Game 2. That was the only hit between these two superstars in the entire series. That’s right, two Hall of Famers combined for one hit in the Playoffs.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in the NLDS
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The one hit was an infield single.