DENVER – Kyle Freeland held the Dodgers to one run over six innings in his major-league debut and the Colorado Rockies won their home opener, 2-1, over the Dodgers on Friday afternoon at Coors Field.
Freeland (the eighth pick overall in the 2014 draft) is the second left-handed starter to handcuff the Dodgers’ offense in the opening week of the season, a repeat of the team’s struggles against lefties in 2016. Through five games this season, the Dodgers have hit .182 (12 for 66) with 22 strikeouts against left-handed pitchers (including relievers) and their two losses have come in games started by opposing left-handers (Freeland and San Diego’s Clayton Richard on Tuesday).