Maybe cheese steaks don’t agree with Kyle Freeland. Or maybe it’s just that the Phillies have his number. Whatever the case, Freeland struggles at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia ripped the Rockies’ veteran left-hander for seven runs (six earned) on Saturday night and rolled to a 9-3 victory for its eighth win in its last 11 games.
In six career stats at Citizens Bank Park, Freeland is 0-5 (Rockies 0-6) with a 6.23 ERA.
Key moments: The Phillies shelled Freeland for five runs on six hits in the third inning to take a 5-1 lead. Alec Bohn led off with a homer. Then Bryan Stott and Trea Turner singled, setting up Kyle Schwarber’s 417-foot, three-run homer to right. Schwarber’s 14th home run of the season came off his bat at 110.8 mph. A double by Adolis Garcia, followed by Edmundo Sosa’s RBI single, completed the barrage.
Bohm, who began the season in a deep slump, finished the night 3 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs.
Who’s hot: Colorado third baseman Kyle Karros looks like he’s beginning to figure out big-league pitching. He stroked a two-run double to left in the third to extend his hitting streak to a career-high nine consecutive games. During his streak, Karros is hitting .313 (10 for 32) with three doubles and six RBIs.
Who’s not: Freeland, whose ERA rose to 6.00 after the Phillies scorched him for 10 hits in five innings. The Phillies blasted three home runs off the left-hander, two of them by Bohm.
Mickey Moniak, who started in center field Saturday night, went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts against the Phillies, the team that selected him No. 1 overall in the 2016 MLB draft.
Worth noting: Colorado is now 25-50 all-time at Citizens Bank Park. The Rockies had lost nine straight games in Philly until their dramatic win on Friday night. On Sunday, the Rockies will attempt to notch their first series win in Philly since taking three of four games in 2021.
Pitching probables
Sunday: Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (3-2, 3.41 ERA) at LHP Cristopher Sánchez (3-2, 2.42), 11:35 a.m.Monday: Off dayTuesday: Rockies RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-4, 6.92) at Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (5-2, 2.36), 4:40 p.m.TV: Rockies.TVRadio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM
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