LOS ANGELES — First baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the Dodgers lineup on Wednesday against the Reds whille dealing with a neck stinger that has bothered him for a few days. Also out of the lineup is Alex Call, who left Tuesday’s game with lower back pain.

“He’s got a neck stinger that kind of went to his shoulder on the right side.” manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. “Just giving him a couple of days, with the off day tomorrow, and he’ll be back in there on Friday.”

Freeman had started the last 48 games for the Dodgers, with his last day off coming June 29 in Kansas City. He homered twice on Sunday in San Diego and doubled in each of the first two games against the Reds. Freeman’s seven home runs this August match his most in a month in his four seasons with the Dodgers, hitting .31

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