The Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates both pitched well on Tuesday, but it was the Rox who escaped with the victory in extra innings as they bested the Bucs 2-1.
Two’s enough for Freeland
Kyle Freeland gave up just two hits throughout his start, and somehow that was enough to put him in place for the loss when he left the game. The left-hander battled through long at-bats and occasional command issues to throw 4 1⁄3 strong innings, not allowing a base hit through the first four frames. The only Pittsburgh base runners to that point had been by way of a walk and a hit-by-pitch.