DENVER -- Kyle Freeland was in command on the mound. Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon took care of the rest.
Freeland pitched 6 1/3 effective innings, Arenado drove in three runs and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on Wednesday for their fourth straight win.
Blackmon, the reigning National League Player of the Month, added two RBI for the Rockies, who lead the NL with 38 wins. Ian Desmond had three hits and scored two runs.
Freeland
(7-3) allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked none
while lowering his ERA to 3.34. The Denver native walked off the mound
to a standing ovation from the Coors Field crowd.
"I got chills," Freeland said. "Day game, middle of the week, getting a crowd like that -- it's great for the city and great for this team."
The fans had several reasons to cheer the NL West leaders.
With Colorado leading 2-0 in the fourth and Cleveland star Francisco Lindor on second, Blackmon ran down a fly ball in center field and threw to Arenado, who dove at Lindor's foot as he attempted to take third.
After a review , Lindor was called out.
"It was basically all Charlie," Arenado said. "I saw Charlie get behind it well. I knew we had a chance. I made my mind up I was going to dive for him no matter what, and luckily I got his foot."
Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer (5-5), pitching on two days' rest, allowed four runs and tied his season high with five walks in 3 1/3 innings. He threw just 30 pitches Sunday against Kansas City before rain halted the game and ended his appearance.
Bauer walked three in the third and Arenado hit a two-run double. Blackmon added another bases-loaded double in the fourth, lifting Colorado to a 4-0 lead.
"Got myself in trouble by walking people," the 26-year-old Bauer said. "When I got in jams I feel like I executed pitches to try and get out of them and did the best I could to minimize the damage. The ball didn't go to people today. I don't know why."
The Indians looked to get back into the game in the seventh after Jose Ramirez homered and Edwin Encarnacion came off the bench with two runners in scoring position. But the 34-year-old slugger hit a weak grounder to the pitcher to end the inning.
"The only thing we're really consistent in is being inconsistent," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "In our game, if something comes up short you usually pay for it. Either we make an error, or starting pitching doesn't go deep or we don't get any hits. But what I really care about more than anything is just our ability to just value how important every game is and leave it out on the field."
Colorado outscored the Indians 19-4 in the two-game set. The Indians helped out, walking 14 batters.
SURGING ROCKIES, FLAILING INDIANS
The Rockies have outscored their opponents 32-6 during their winning streak. They are a season-best 15 games above .500 at 38-23.
The Indians have lost five of their last seven.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: Encarnacion (right hip soreness) is expected to start in the DH spot when the Indians return home Friday.
Rockies: OF Gerardo Parra (strained right quad) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and the team recalled INF-OF Jordan Patterson from the minors. Parra left Tuesday's game in the third inning when he pulled up short during an attempted steal of second base.
PACE OF PLAY
Faster, please. That's the opinion of baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who reiterated his priority of speeding up the pace of play when he visited Coors Field on Wednesday.
"I think we continue to struggle with dead time in the game," Manfred said. "We're having and will continue to have conversations with the MLBPA about some rule changes that we feel would help us improve on the topic of pace of play."
ROSTER MOVE
Cleveland optioned right-hander Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Columbus and recalled left-hander Kyle Crockett from its top farm club. Clevinger allowed five runs in four innings on Tuesday, but Francona said that was not the reason for the move.
"We have three off days in eight days, that's why," Francona said. "It's not a reaction to last night's game. He knows he's going to start one of those games in the doubleheader in Minnesota (on June 17). He'll pitch once in between in Columbus."
Crockett got one out Wednesday and allowed a run.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (4-2, 4.36 ERA) faces the Chicago White Sox on Friday. He threw six shutout innings against Oakland last Thursday in his first start since coming off the disabled list after being sidelined by a back injury.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-7, 4.60 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set at Wrigley Field. Chatwood is 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA on the road this season.
Cleveland Indians
Freeland pitched 6 1/3 effective innings, Arenado drove in three runs and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on Wednesday for their fourth straight win.
Blackmon, the reigning National League Player of the Month, added two RBI for the Rockies, who lead the NL with 38 wins. Ian Desmond had three hits and scored two runs.
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"I got chills," Freeland said. "Day game, middle of the week, getting a crowd like that -- it's great for the city and great for this team."
The fans had several reasons to cheer the NL West leaders.
With Colorado leading 2-0 in the fourth and Cleveland star Francisco Lindor on second, Blackmon ran down a fly ball in center field and threw to Arenado, who dove at Lindor's foot as he attempted to take third.
After a review , Lindor was called out.
"It was basically all Charlie," Arenado said. "I saw Charlie get behind it well. I knew we had a chance. I made my mind up I was going to dive for him no matter what, and luckily I got his foot."
Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer (5-5), pitching on two days' rest, allowed four runs and tied his season high with five walks in 3 1/3 innings. He threw just 30 pitches Sunday against Kansas City before rain halted the game and ended his appearance.
Bauer walked three in the third and Arenado hit a two-run double. Blackmon added another bases-loaded double in the fourth, lifting Colorado to a 4-0 lead.
"Got myself in trouble by walking people," the 26-year-old Bauer said. "When I got in jams I feel like I executed pitches to try and get out of them and did the best I could to minimize the damage. The ball didn't go to people today. I don't know why."
The Indians looked to get back into the game in the seventh after Jose Ramirez homered and Edwin Encarnacion came off the bench with two runners in scoring position. But the 34-year-old slugger hit a weak grounder to the pitcher to end the inning.
"The only thing we're really consistent in is being inconsistent," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "In our game, if something comes up short you usually pay for it. Either we make an error, or starting pitching doesn't go deep or we don't get any hits. But what I really care about more than anything is just our ability to just value how important every game is and leave it out on the field."
Colorado outscored the Indians 19-4 in the two-game set. The Indians helped out, walking 14 batters.
SURGING ROCKIES, FLAILING INDIANS
The Rockies have outscored their opponents 32-6 during their winning streak. They are a season-best 15 games above .500 at 38-23.
The Indians have lost five of their last seven.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Indians: Encarnacion (right hip soreness) is expected to start in the DH spot when the Indians return home Friday.
Rockies: OF Gerardo Parra (strained right quad) was placed on the 10-day disabled list and the team recalled INF-OF Jordan Patterson from the minors. Parra left Tuesday's game in the third inning when he pulled up short during an attempted steal of second base.
PACE OF PLAY
Faster, please. That's the opinion of baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who reiterated his priority of speeding up the pace of play when he visited Coors Field on Wednesday.
"I think we continue to struggle with dead time in the game," Manfred said. "We're having and will continue to have conversations with the MLBPA about some rule changes that we feel would help us improve on the topic of pace of play."
ROSTER MOVE
Cleveland optioned right-hander Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Columbus and recalled left-hander Kyle Crockett from its top farm club. Clevinger allowed five runs in four innings on Tuesday, but Francona said that was not the reason for the move.
"We have three off days in eight days, that's why," Francona said. "It's not a reaction to last night's game. He knows he's going to start one of those games in the doubleheader in Minnesota (on June 17). He'll pitch once in between in Columbus."
Crockett got one out Wednesday and allowed a run.
UP NEXT
Indians: RHP Corey Kluber (4-2, 4.36 ERA) faces the Chicago White Sox on Friday. He threw six shutout innings against Oakland last Thursday in his first start since coming off the disabled list after being sidelined by a back injury.
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-7, 4.60 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set at Wrigley Field. Chatwood is 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA on the road this season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Santana grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Zimmer grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| González grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Reynolds out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Story singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hanigan walked, Story to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeland bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Story out at third, Hanigan to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon walked, Hanigan to third, Freeland to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hanigan out at home, Freeland to third, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep right center, Freeland and Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to third. | 0 | 2 |
| González walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Lindor doubled to shallow left. | 0 | 2 |
| Brantley lined out to center, Lindor out at third. | 0 | 2 |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Desmond singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Story walked, Desmond to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Freeland reached on infield single to shortstop, Desmond to third, Story to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon doubled to shallow right, Desmond and Story scored, Freeland to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Goody relieved Bauer. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Jackson grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Zimmer lined out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Goody pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| González struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Shaw relieved Goody. | 0 | 4 |
| Desmond reached on infield single to second, Reynolds to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Reynolds to third, Desmond to second on passed ball by Pérez. | 0 | 4 |
| Story intentionally walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Hanigan grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Story out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Robertson hit for Shaw. | 0 | 4 |
| Robertson doubled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| Kipnis popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Lindor reached on infield single to shortstop, Robertson to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Brantley struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Crockett pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Crockett relieved Shaw. | 0 | 4 |
| Freeland struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Blackmon singled to shallow center. | 0 | 4 |
| McAllister relieved Crockett. | 0 | 4 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Arenado tripled to deep center, Blackmon scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Miller relieved McAllister. | 0 | 5 |
| González grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Ramírez homered to center (440 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| Jackson singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Rusin relieved Freeland. | 1 | 5 |
| Zimmer reached on bunt single to third, Jackson to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Pérez grounded out to second, Jackson to third, Zimmer to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Encarnación hit for Miller. | 1 | 5 |
| Encarnación grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Allen relieved Miller. | 1 | 5 |
| Reynolds doubled to deep right. | 1 | 5 |
| Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Reynolds out at third. | 1 | 5 |
| Story grounded into fielder's choice to second, Desmond safe at second on throwing error by second baseman Kipnis. | 1 | 5 |
| Desmond stole third. | 1 | 5 |
| Story stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| Hanigan walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Tapia hit for Rusin. | 1 | 5 |
| Desmond scored, Story to third, Hanigan to second on wild pitch by Allen. | 1 | 6 |
| Tapia grounded out to second, Story scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Hanigan to third on wild pitch by Allen. | 1 | 7 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| McGee relieved Rusin. | 1 | 7 |
| Kipnis grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| Lindor lined out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Brantley grounded out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Cleveland | CLE | COL |
| Logan relieved Allen. | 1 | 7 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Arenado singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| González lined out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Reynolds walked, Arenado to second. | 1 | 7 |
| Desmond singled to center, Arenado scored, Reynolds to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | CLE | COL |
| Qualls relieved McGee. | 1 | 8 |
| Santana grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Jackson walked. | 1 | 8 |
| Jackson to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 8 |
| Zimmer grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .226 | .273 | .403 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .267 | .331 | .511 |
| Brantley LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .296 | .361 | .429 |
| Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .224 | .322 | .399 |
| Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .290 | .349 | .483 |
| Jackson RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .283 | .352 | .500 |
| Zimmer CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .273 | .344 | .564 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .130 | .218 | .159 |
| Bauer P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Goody P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Shaw P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Robertson PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .318 | .375 |
Crockett P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Miller P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Encarnación PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .230 | .342 | .403 |
Allen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Logan P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 134 | |||
| a-doubled to center for B Shaw in the 6th b-grounded to pitcher for A Miller in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Lindor (16, Freeland); Robertson (3, Freeland) HR: Ramírez (8, 7th inning off Freeland 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ramírez (27) Indians RISP: 1-7 (Zimmer 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, Brantley 0-2, Encarnación 0-1, Lindor 1-1, Pérez 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Kipnis (5, throw) DP: 2 (Santana-Lindor, Kipnis-Lindor-Santana). PB: Pérez. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 36,909 (73.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
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