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Dodgers' Roberts: Possible Freeman (ankle) sits NLCS Game 6

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NEW YORK -- Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts left open the possibility of sitting Freddie Freeman for Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, saying "his swing is not right" due to the ankle injury that has hampered the first baseman all postseason.

The 35-year-old Freeman, who severely sprained his right ankle Sept. 26, returned to the Dodgers' lineup in their Game 5 loss to the New York Mets after missing the series' fourth game. Freeman went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts in the cleanup spot, one place below his typical No.