Freeman’s 2,500th Hit Headlines Dodgers’ 10-Run 7th

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June 9, 2026

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Freddie Freeman hit career milestone No. 2,500 at PNC Park on June 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3, scoring 10 runs in the seventh inning. Freeman stands as the only active major league player with 2,500 career hits.

The 10-Run Seventh: How the Dodgers Broke the Pirates Open

The Pittsburgh Pirates led 2-2 entering the seventh inning at PNC Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent 15 batters to the plate and forced three Pittsburgh relievers to throw 68 pitches. That half-inning lasted 39 minutes. The Dodgers scored 10 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 Pittsburgh Pirates errors. Andy Pages hit a 410-foot two-run home run during the inning. Freeman’s RBI single off right-hander Brandan Bidois capped the 10-run surge.

Eric Lauer threw 5 2/3 innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing 2 earned runs and striking out 5. Lauer threw 64 of 89 total pitches for strikes, a 71.9 percent strike rate. Max Muncy went 3-for-3 with a walk, the most productive individual line in the Dodgers’ order. Andy Pages drove in 3 runs, including the 410-foot two-run homer in the seventh. The Dodgers scored 10 of their 12 total runs in a single seventh-inning explosion.

Freeman is the 102nd player in MLB history to reach 2,500 career hits. Only 7 players have collected career hit No. 2,500 while wearing a Dodgers uniform. Manny Ramirez was the last to do so, recording the milestone on April 10, 2010. Freeman has stated a goal of reaching 3,000 career hits. Freeman needs 500 more to reach that threshold.

Freeman’s 2,500 career hits put Freeman on a trajectory toward the 3,000-hit club, which has 33 all-time members. Freeman’s career includes an NL MVP Award won in 2020 and multiple All-Star selections. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the series opener at PNC Park to take a 1-0 series lead. Games 2 and 3 of this Pittsburgh series follow on Wednesday and Thursday. Freeman played for the Atlanta Braves from 2010 through 2021 before signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022.

Watch Freddie Freeman’s pursuit of 3,000 career hits as the defining subplot of the Dodgers’ 2026 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers continue this three-game Pittsburgh series at PNC Park on Wednesday and Thursday. Andy Pages enters Wednesday with 3 RBIs from Game 1 as a run-producer to monitor. Dodgers left-hander Eric Lauer showed elite control, throwing 64 of 89 pitches for strikes at 71.9 percent.