Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs, Clayton Kershaw gave up five hits in six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5–0 on Friday night

The Tampa Bay Rays had the worst record in baseball in July, and that bad trend continued on Friday on the first day of August. They got roughed up at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing 5-0 in the first game of a three-game series in Tampa.

Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and doubled in two runs, Clayton Kershaw tossed six shutout innings, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-0 win on Friday night.