CINCINNATI -- Kyle Freeland hadn't rounded the bases since 2011, back when he was a senior in high school. He remembered the way on Sunday.
The rookie pitcher hit one of Colorado's four solo homers off Bronson Arroyo, leading the Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Reds. Freeland pulled a 71 mph pitch over the wall in right field for his first major league homer.
"It was pretty exciting," he said. "Once I connected with it, out of the box I thought it had a chance. As I got to first base, I checked and was pretty sure, that's gone."
The Rockies came out on top in a game of home run derby.
Colorado extended the best start in franchise history by taking two of three from Cincinnati. The Rockies have the NL's best record at 28-17.
Freeland (5-2) remained unbeaten on the road, giving up four runs -- three earned -- in 5 2/3 innings. Joey Votto and Scott Schebler homered off him in the sixth. The left-hander is 3-0 in five road starts.
Freeland also doubled off Arroyo (3-4), who has given up 15 homers -- second-most in the NL. Carlos Gonzalez, DJ LeMahieu and Pat Valaika also had solo shots off Arroyo. Freeland was the fifth pitcher to homer off Arroyo during his career, joining Jaime Garcia, Travis Wood, current teammate Scott Feldman, and Dan Haren.
"He's a guy that can truly help his cause," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "When guys come to this ballpark, they're hitter-ish. This is a good place to hit."
The 40-year-old Arroyo missed more than two seasons while recovering from elbow surgery. He's given up eight homers in his last three starts.
"This game has ebbs and flows," Arroyo said. "I've been in this position even when I was younger and 100 percent healthy. I'm sure I'll hit a wall, but I'm not there yet. I've got to find a way to get deeper into ballgames. I think the next two or three starts will tell you if I'm bouncing back or if I'm going to have a tough rest of the year."
LeMahieu matched his career high with four of Colorado's 11 hits, including a double and an RBI single. Greg Holland allowed a walk in the ninth while remaining perfect in 19 save chances and extending his club record for consecutive saves to start a season.
Cincinnati has lost eight of nine, with none of its starters going more than 5 1/3 innings. The Reds' rotation has given up 42 runs in 43 innings over that span. Overall, the Reds' rotation has pitched the fewest innings in the NL and is last with a 5.93 ERA.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Nolan Arenado was charged with an error when he failed to make a barehanded grab of Billy Hamilton's soft grounder in the first inning. The ball deflected off his hand and hit him below the right eye, leaving a cut that needed treatment. He stayed in the game even though his eye swelled. Arenado was the only regular third baseman in the majors who hadn't committed an error yet this season. "He looked like a prize fighter, but he hung in there," Black said.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart was out of the lineup with a sore right wrist. He's expected back on Monday.
MILESTONE
Gonzalez's homer was his 200th with the Rockies, making him fifth player to reach that mark. He hadn't homered since April 25, a span of 73 at-bats. He improved to 10 for 19 in his career against Arroyo.
STATS
Freeland became the 11th Rockies pitcher to have two extra-base hits in the game. Juan Nicasio was the last to do it, in 2011 at San Francisco. ... Hamilton has reached safely in a career-best 21 straight games. ... Hamilton stole second and third in the first inning, the fifth time this season he's swiped two bases in one inning. ... Votto's 233rd career homer tied Jay Bruce for seventh on the Reds' franchise list.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Colorado continues its longest road swing of the season with a four-game series that starts Monday in Philadelphia. The Rockies are 4-2 on the trip so far. Their 15 road wins are the most in the NL.
Reds: Feldman (2-4) makes his seventh career start against the Indians as Ohio's teams open their annual interleague series on Monday night. Josh Tomlin (2-5) starts for visiting Cleveland.
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Colorado Rockies
The rookie pitcher hit one of Colorado's four solo homers off Bronson Arroyo, leading the Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Reds. Freeland pulled a 71 mph pitch over the wall in right field for his first major league homer.
"It was pretty exciting," he said. "Once I connected with it, out of the box I thought it had a chance. As I got to first base, I checked and was pretty sure, that's gone."
The Rockies came out on top in a game of home run derby.
Colorado extended the best start in franchise history by taking two of three from Cincinnati. The Rockies have the NL's best record at 28-17.
Freeland (5-2) remained unbeaten on the road, giving up four runs -- three earned -- in 5 2/3 innings. Joey Votto and Scott Schebler homered off him in the sixth. The left-hander is 3-0 in five road starts.
Freeland also doubled off Arroyo (3-4), who has given up 15 homers -- second-most in the NL. Carlos Gonzalez, DJ LeMahieu and Pat Valaika also had solo shots off Arroyo. Freeland was the fifth pitcher to homer off Arroyo during his career, joining Jaime Garcia, Travis Wood, current teammate Scott Feldman, and Dan Haren.
"He's a guy that can truly help his cause," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "When guys come to this ballpark, they're hitter-ish. This is a good place to hit."
The 40-year-old Arroyo missed more than two seasons while recovering from elbow surgery. He's given up eight homers in his last three starts.
"This game has ebbs and flows," Arroyo said. "I've been in this position even when I was younger and 100 percent healthy. I'm sure I'll hit a wall, but I'm not there yet. I've got to find a way to get deeper into ballgames. I think the next two or three starts will tell you if I'm bouncing back or if I'm going to have a tough rest of the year."
LeMahieu matched his career high with four of Colorado's 11 hits, including a double and an RBI single. Greg Holland allowed a walk in the ninth while remaining perfect in 19 save chances and extending his club record for consecutive saves to start a season.
Cincinnati has lost eight of nine, with none of its starters going more than 5 1/3 innings. The Reds' rotation has given up 42 runs in 43 innings over that span. Overall, the Reds' rotation has pitched the fewest innings in the NL and is last with a 5.93 ERA.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Nolan Arenado was charged with an error when he failed to make a barehanded grab of Billy Hamilton's soft grounder in the first inning. The ball deflected off his hand and hit him below the right eye, leaving a cut that needed treatment. He stayed in the game even though his eye swelled. Arenado was the only regular third baseman in the majors who hadn't committed an error yet this season. "He looked like a prize fighter, but he hung in there," Black said.
Reds: SS Zack Cozart was out of the lineup with a sore right wrist. He's expected back on Monday.
MILESTONE
Gonzalez's homer was his 200th with the Rockies, making him fifth player to reach that mark. He hadn't homered since April 25, a span of 73 at-bats. He improved to 10 for 19 in his career against Arroyo.
STATS
Freeland became the 11th Rockies pitcher to have two extra-base hits in the game. Juan Nicasio was the last to do it, in 2011 at San Francisco. ... Hamilton has reached safely in a career-best 21 straight games. ... Hamilton stole second and third in the first inning, the fifth time this season he's swiped two bases in one inning. ... Votto's 233rd career homer tied Jay Bruce for seventh on the Reds' franchise list.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Colorado continues its longest road swing of the season with a four-game series that starts Monday in Philadelphia. The Rockies are 4-2 on the trip so far. Their 15 road wins are the most in the NL.
Reds: Feldman (2-4) makes his seventh career start against the Indians as Ohio's teams open their annual interleague series on Monday night. Josh Tomlin (2-5) starts for visiting Cleveland.
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1:10PM,EDT,May 21,2017
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Hamilton safe at first on error by third baseman Arenado. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Peraza stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Votto grounded out to shortstop, Hamilton scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Duvall hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Peraza caught stealing third, pitcher to second to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Suárez grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Reynolds hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| González lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Schebler flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Alcántara flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Mesoraco singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Arroyo lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Hanigan singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Freeland doubled to deep left, Hanigan to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmon hit sacrifice fly to right, Hanigan scored, Freeland to third. | 1 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to shallow center, Freeland scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Arenado lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Reynolds flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Hamilton bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Peraza grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Votto grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| González homered to right (349 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Desmond flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Valaika flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Hanigan grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Duvall grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Suárez walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Schebler singled to center, Suárez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Alcántara grounded into double play, third to second to first, Schebler out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Freeland homered to right (343 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu homered to left center (410 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left. | 5 | 1 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| González intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Desmond grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Mesoraco flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Arroyo struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Hamilton struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Valaika homered to left (362 feet). | 6 | 1 |
| Hanigan grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Freeland walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Stephenson relieved Arroyo. | 6 | 1 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep right, Freeland to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Peraza tripled to deep left. | 6 | 1 |
| Votto homered to left (349 feet), Peraza scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Suárez flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Schebler homered to right (398 feet). | 6 | 4 |
| Rusin relieved Freeland. | 6 | 4 |
| Alcántara grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robert Stephenson pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Reynolds fouled out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| González walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Valaika struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Mesoraco doubled to deep center. | 6 | 4 |
| Kivlehan hit for Stephenson. | 6 | 4 |
| Kivlehan struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Hamilton flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 6 | 4 |
| Amarista at shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Peraza grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Wood relieved Stephenson. | 6 | 4 |
| Hanigan grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| Amarista grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Votto singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Duvall struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Suárez singled to shallow right center, Votto to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Schebler struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Alcántara struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Cincinnati | COL | CIN |
| Arenado grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Reynolds grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| González safe at first on error by second baseman Alcántara. | 6 | 4 |
| Desmond struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | CIN |
| Holland relieved Ottavino. | 6 | 4 |
| Mesoraco walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Gennett hit for Wood. | 6 | 4 |
| Gennett struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Hamilton flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Peraza struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .319 | .357 | .588 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .299 | .371 | .397 |
| Arenado 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .294 | .353 | .582 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .323 | .401 | .587 |
| González RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .221 | .300 | .342 |
| Desmond LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .275 | .306 | .388 |
| Valaika SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .245 | .273 | .547 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hanigan C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .276 | .300 | .379 |
| Freeland P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .267 | .313 | .533 |
Rusin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Amarista SS
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .340 | .353 | .580 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 146 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Freeland (1, Arroyo); Arenado (14, Arroyo); LeMahieu (9, Stephenson) HR: González (3, 4th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out); Freeland (1, 5th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out); LeMahieu (2, 5th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 1 Out); Valaika (4, 6th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Blackmon (33), LeMahieu 2 (16), González (13), Freeland (1), Valaika (10) SF: Blackmon Rockies RISP: 1-4 (LeMahieu 1-1, Desmond 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Arenado 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: LeMahieu (3, 2nd base by Arroyo/Mesoraco) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Arenado (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Arenado-LeMahieu-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 23,352 (55.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Segal, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
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