DENVER -- Kyle Freeland
lasted just three batters before leaving with a strained left groin.
The Rockies' relievers kept them in the game until the hitters could win
it.
Five relievers teamed up to help overcome the loss of Freeland, and Colorado got a game-tying homer from Nolan Arenado in the seventh inning and a go-ahead RBI single by D.J. LeMahieu in the eighth for a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
"Everyone did a great job keeping it a close game to give our offense a chance to win it," said Mike Dunn (4-1), who picked up the victory with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Freeland, whose 11 wins this season lead major league rookies, appeared to tweak his leg after delivering a pitch to Aaron Altherr. Manager Bud Black and team trainers came out to check Freeland and made the decision to pull him after he threw several warmup pitches.
"Our bullpen was amazing," said Pat Valaika, who scored the winning run. "That's hard to do for almost nine innings, to keep the game close for us. But this game was pretty much won by our relievers."
There's still no word on Freeland's status for his next start. Freeland, who recorded one out before being forced out, was receiving treatment after the game and unavailable for comment.
Chris Rusin was the first of the five relievers used by the Rockies. Greg Holland finished up by getting three outs for his 34th save, the most for a Rockies pitcher in 12 years.
With the score tied at 3, Valaika started the eighth by drawing a walk off Luis Garcia (1-3). Garcia retired the next two batters and Charlie Blackmon was then walked intentionally before LeMahieu drove a single to right-center field to score Valaika.
"In that last inning, it was pick your poison," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "Do I want to face Blackmon or LeMahieu? He is a good hitter. All those guys are good hitters."
LeMahieu said he wasn't bothered that the Phillies walked Blackmon to get to him.
"I didn't think he was disrespecting me or anything like that but it did feel good to come through in that situation," said LeMahieu, last season's NL batting champion.
The Phillies took a 3-2 lead in the seventh on Altherr's RBI single but the Rockies came right back in their half of the inning against Ricardo Pinto, as Arenado's 25th home run tied the game.
Trailing 2-0, the Phillies tied it in the sixth behind Nick Williams' run-scoring double and Maikel Franco's RBI triple, both off reliever Antonio Senzatela.
The Rockies broke on top, taking advantage of three first-inning walks by Vince Velasquez that loaded the bases before Carlos Gonzalez delivered a two-out, two-run single.
The Phillies are 0-4 at the halfway point of an eight-game road trip.
TRAINERS' ROOM
Phillies: Catcher Andrew Knapp was held out of the lineup because of a bruised right hand. Knapp left Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after being struck by a foul ball. Cameron Rupp started at catcher in place of Knapp and Jorge Alfaro was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... Altherr left the game in the eighth inning with a hamstring injury and may be headed for a stint on the disabled list, Mackanin said after the game.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis took another step toward rejoining the team after battling testicular cancer. He pitched into the sixth inning in a rehab start Thursday for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. Black said Bettis is expected to take another turn with the Isotopes in five days and his status -- he remains on the 60-day disabled list -- will be re-evaluated after that.
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Phillies: Canadian-born RHP Nick Pivetta (4-6, 5.45 ERA) is slated to start the middle game of the series after pitching six innings of one-run ball in his last start.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (3-2, 5.52 ERA) has gone 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in three previous starts at Coors Field this season.
Five relievers teamed up to help overcome the loss of Freeland, and Colorado got a game-tying homer from Nolan Arenado in the seventh inning and a go-ahead RBI single by D.J. LeMahieu in the eighth for a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
"Everyone did a great job keeping it a close game to give our offense a chance to win it," said Mike Dunn (4-1), who picked up the victory with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Freeland, whose 11 wins this season lead major league rookies, appeared to tweak his leg after delivering a pitch to Aaron Altherr. Manager Bud Black and team trainers came out to check Freeland and made the decision to pull him after he threw several warmup pitches.
"Our bullpen was amazing," said Pat Valaika, who scored the winning run. "That's hard to do for almost nine innings, to keep the game close for us. But this game was pretty much won by our relievers."
There's still no word on Freeland's status for his next start. Freeland, who recorded one out before being forced out, was receiving treatment after the game and unavailable for comment.
Chris Rusin was the first of the five relievers used by the Rockies. Greg Holland finished up by getting three outs for his 34th save, the most for a Rockies pitcher in 12 years.
With the score tied at 3, Valaika started the eighth by drawing a walk off Luis Garcia (1-3). Garcia retired the next two batters and Charlie Blackmon was then walked intentionally before LeMahieu drove a single to right-center field to score Valaika.
"In that last inning, it was pick your poison," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "Do I want to face Blackmon or LeMahieu? He is a good hitter. All those guys are good hitters."
LeMahieu said he wasn't bothered that the Phillies walked Blackmon to get to him.
"I didn't think he was disrespecting me or anything like that but it did feel good to come through in that situation," said LeMahieu, last season's NL batting champion.
The Phillies took a 3-2 lead in the seventh on Altherr's RBI single but the Rockies came right back in their half of the inning against Ricardo Pinto, as Arenado's 25th home run tied the game.
Trailing 2-0, the Phillies tied it in the sixth behind Nick Williams' run-scoring double and Maikel Franco's RBI triple, both off reliever Antonio Senzatela.
The Rockies broke on top, taking advantage of three first-inning walks by Vince Velasquez that loaded the bases before Carlos Gonzalez delivered a two-out, two-run single.
The Phillies are 0-4 at the halfway point of an eight-game road trip.
TRAINERS' ROOM
Phillies: Catcher Andrew Knapp was held out of the lineup because of a bruised right hand. Knapp left Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after being struck by a foul ball. Cameron Rupp started at catcher in place of Knapp and Jorge Alfaro was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. ... Altherr left the game in the eighth inning with a hamstring injury and may be headed for a stint on the disabled list, Mackanin said after the game.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis took another step toward rejoining the team after battling testicular cancer. He pitched into the sixth inning in a rehab start Thursday for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. Black said Bettis is expected to take another turn with the Isotopes in five days and his status -- he remains on the 60-day disabled list -- will be re-evaluated after that.
UP NEXT
Phillies: Canadian-born RHP Nick Pivetta (4-6, 5.45 ERA) is slated to start the middle game of the series after pitching six innings of one-run ball in his last start.
Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (3-2, 5.52 ERA) has gone 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in three previous starts at Coors Field this season.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Hernández singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis struck out swinging, Hernández stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Rusin relieved Freeland. | 0 | 0 |
| Altherr grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Vince Velasquez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked, Blackmon to third, Parra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to right center, Blackmon and Parra scored, Reynolds to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Story struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Williams singled to shallow left center. | 0 | 2 |
| Franco singled to center, Williams to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Herrera reached on bunt single to pitcher, Williams to third, Franco to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Rupp struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Velasquez popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hernández grounded into fielder's choice to second, Herrera out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Vince Velasquez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Lucroy hit by pitch. | 0 | 2 |
| Rusin sacrificed to first, Lucroy to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Altherr struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vince Velasquez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Parra walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| González flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Story flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Williams singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Herrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Senzatela relieved Rusin. | 0 | 2 |
| Rupp grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vince Velasquez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Lucroy doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 2 |
| Senzatela bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Lucroy out at third. | 0 | 2 |
| Blackmon flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| LeMahieu struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Velasquez grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hernández grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vince Velasquez pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Arenado grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Parra doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds walked. | 0 | 2 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to second, Reynolds out at second, Parra to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Story popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Altherr singled to right center. | 0 | 2 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Williams doubled to deep left center, Altherr scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Franco tripled to deep right, Williams scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Herrera grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Rupp walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim hit for Velasquez. | 2 | 2 |
| Amarista at shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Oberg relieved Senzatela. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rupp out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Pinto pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Pinto relieved Velasquez. | 2 | 2 |
| Lucroy flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Amarista singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Amarista out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Oberg pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Hernández doubled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Galvis grounded out to shortstop, Hernández to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Altherr singled to left center, Hernández scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Joseph fouled out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Valaika at shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Dunn relieved Oberg. | 3 | 2 |
| Williams struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Pinto pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Arenado homered to center (433 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Milner relieved Pinto. | 3 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Reynolds singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| González lined out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Dunn pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Franco flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Herrera lined out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Rupp lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Nava in right field. | 3 | 3 |
| García relieved Milner. | 3 | 3 |
| Valaika walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Valaika to second on passed ball by Rupp. | 3 | 3 |
| Lucroy popped out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Tapia hit for Dunn. | 3 | 3 |
| Tapia lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Blackmon intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Valaika scored, Blackmon to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 3 | 4 |
| Nava flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Galvis lined out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hernández 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .294 | .360 | .421 |
| Galvis SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .251 | .303 | .409 |
| Altherr RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .285 | .357 | .536 |
García P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joseph 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .253 | .310 | .446 |
| Williams LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .311 | .348 | .575 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .227 | .283 | .401 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .278 | .321 | .445 |
| Rupp C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .224 | .311 | .419 |
| Velasquez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .280 | .250 |
a-Kim PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .412 | .250 |
Pinto P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Milner P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Nava RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .301 | .397 | .404 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 146 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for V Velasquez in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Williams (7, Senzatela); Hernández (13, Oberg) 3B: Franco (1, Senzatela) RBI: Williams (22), Franco (56), Altherr (49) Phillies RISP: 3-11 (Herrera 1-2, Franco 1-1, Kim 0-1, Rupp 0-1, Hernández 0-1, Velasquez 0-1, Galvis 0-1, Altherr 1-2, Joseph 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hernández (12, 2nd base off Freeland/Lucroy) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hernández-Galvis-Joseph). PB: Rupp. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP FREELAND (GROIN INJURY) LEFT GAME TOP 1ST |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 35,092 (69.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Carlos Torres, Third Base - Dana DeMuth |
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