Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has removed All-Star Freddie Freeman from the team's Game 6 lineup amid the first baseman's struggles/injury woes.

Whereas Freeman has struggled this month, both Muncy and Hernández have excelled. Muncy enters Sunday with a 1.033 OPS, having set a new record by reaching base in 12 consecutive trips to the plate. Hernández, meanwhile, has atoned for a so-so regular season by hitting .310/.375/.517 with two home runs in eight playoff games.

Freeman has been playing on a sprained right ankle for weeks and the effort has been appreciated by his teammates, but he has just one hit in his past 15 at-bats.