What happens when you give up four unearned runs and have multiple errors? You lose a game, that’s what. The Colorado Rockies fall in game one against the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2.
Unearned Runs Hurt
Kyle Freeland made a few mistakes on the mound. There were moments with traffic that made me nervous, but in the grand scheme of things his pitching stats for the nights weren’t horrible.
Freeland pitched five innings, giving up four runs on six hits. Here’s the kicker though, only one of those runs was earned, a home run from Bryce Harper in the fifth inning.