Tag: Freeland
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Kyle Freeland gets to stay home with the Rockies: ‘You can’t script it any better’
DENVER • Kyle Freeland looked around the clubhouse before his Opening Day start and just felt it. Freeland had been approached by the Rockies about a year ago about an extension but had his doubts. Reaching free agency is a big milestone for players, and it gives them the chance to decide their own future for…
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Kyle Freeland helps Rockies snap five-game losing streak with win over Nationals
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DENVER — Kyle Freeland is happy with how his season went, but he’ll never be content sitting at home during the playoffs. “I want to be in the playoffs,” Freeland said. “Knowing we’re not in the playoffs is going to eat at me. It’s going to eat at me all offseason. Personally, I think it…
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In battle of Denver natives, the Giants’ Gausman beats the Rockies’ Freeland
DENVER — It was a battle of the Denver natives on the mound at Coors Field on Monday. For the Rockies, it was Kyle Freeland, their lefty from Thomas Jefferson high school. The Giants strutted out Kevin Gausman from Grandview, giving the hometown kid the start at the ballpark 20 minutes from where he grew…
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Colorado Rockies storm back to beat Rangers after Kyle Freeland’s early exit
When the Rockies needed it most, Brendan Rodgers came through. Rodgers, their former top draft pick turned big hope for the future, had the first Rockies’ hit in the fourth inning, a towering home run to change the momentum after the Rockies dug themselves into a five-run hole in the second inning. Then, in the…
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Rockies notebook: Matt Adams returns to St. Louis; Rodgers and Freeland take next steps
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Returning to St. Louis is like returning home for Rockies first baseman Matt Adams. Adams played for the Cardinals from 2012 to 2016, in addition to parts of the 2017 and 2018 seasons. It was the organization that drafted him in 2009, and developed him into the player he is today. On May 7, before…
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Colorado Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland continues to progress after shoulder injury
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When Kyle Freeland doubled over in pain in a spring training game March 23, he said it felt like a knife got put into the back of his shoulder. He was afraid it was a tear or a separation, and that he would need surgery. But the scans came back with good news, showing just…
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Colorado Rockies notebook: Owings to IL; Rodgers and Freeland making progress
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Colorado’s Chris Owings was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left thumb sprain. Owings, a utility infielder/outfielder, has been out of the lineup with hamstring tightness. Owings last started Wednesday, when he went 3 for 3 before he was removed after the fifth inning. He pinch-hit in the ninth inning Friday, hitting a…