Overview

• Freddie Freeman broke out of a prolonged slump with a two-run first-inning double and his 12th home run in the fifth, driving in three runs and extending his on-base streak to 17 games after a midseason swing adjustment.
• Clayton Kershaw scattered five hits over six scoreless innings to earn his first victory in over a month and the 217th win of his career.
• Justin Wrobleski struck out five and allowed one hit over three shutout innings to record the first save of his major-league career.
• Rookie Alex Freeland notched his first big-league RBI with a fourth-inning single that helped build the lead.
• Blake Snell will return from left shoulder inflammation to face his former team, the Rays, on Saturday at Steinbrenner Field.