Freddie Freeman Makes History With 2,000th Hit in LA Dodgers’ Loss to Astros

• Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,000th hit in the Dodgers’ game against the Astros
• He’s the sixth active player in the Majors to achieve that career milestone
• He’s the fourth active player in MLB to have at least 300 home runs and 2,000 hits

Freddie Freeman made history on Sunday, becoming the latest Major League player to join the exclusive 2,000-hit club.

The 33-year-old achieved the career milestone in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the Houston Astros.

The moment he and Dodgers fans have long been waiting for finally arrived in the eighth inning.

He hit an RBI double over the head of Kyle Tucker at right field, sending the fans at Chavez Ravine into a frenzy.

Active players with 2,000 hits

The Dodgers first baseman joined Nelson Cruz, Elvis Andrus, Andrew McCutchen, Miguel Cabrera, and Joey Votto as the only active players in the Majors with at least 2,000 hits, per Yahoo! Sports.

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Houston star Jose Altuve is the next closest to accomplishing that feat. He has 1,961 hits.

Freeman is the 98th player in the history of MLB with at least 300 homers and 2,000 hits.

The former Atlanta Brave is one of only four active players, along with Cabrera, Votto, and Cruz, to have achieved that rare feat.

Freeman has 14 home runs, 47 RBI, and 95 hits thus far this season.

Dodgers' rally falls short

Freeman’s double in the bottom of the eighth inning sparked a late rally for the Dodgers, who later tied the game behind a two-run blast by catcher Will Smith, per ESPN.

Their comeback bid was thwarted, though, after Alex Bregman delivered the game-winning hit for the Astros in the 11th inning.

The Dodgers dropped to 43-34 with the loss. They are three games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West standings.

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It was a huge win for the Astros, who avoided getting swept by the Dodgers in the three-game set. They moved within 5.5 games of the Texas Rangers for the top spot in the AL West standings.

Dodgers beat Ohtani, Angels

Sports Brief recently reported on the Dodgers sweeping the Angels in the Freeway Series.

LA’s bullpen pitched a two-hit shutout in the 2-0 win.

Despite recording 12 strikeouts in the series finale, Shohei Ohtani picked up the loss.