Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Angels 1-0 on Friday night in the Freeway Series opener.

See why my Angels vs. Dodgers predictions and MLB picks for Friday, June 5, are enamored with Reid Detmers. Plug your nose if you have to, but the Los Angeles Angels are undervalued in this series opener. Reid Detmers gives them a starting pitching advantage. His 2.92 xERA, 20.8% K-BB%, and 104 Stuff+ are clear indicators of an effective arm.

Six agonizing tries later, the Red Sox beat the Yankees again, 5-3, Friday night.

Contreras homered for the second straight game when his two-run drive off Ryan Weathers (2-4) reached the second deck in left field and stayed inside the foul pole in the fifth.