Left-hander Kyle Freeland, a Denver native, pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday afternoon at Coors Field in the Rockies’ 1-0 home-opening victory over Washington.
Manager Bud Black pulled Freeland after Jeimer Canderlario whistled a base hit up the middle with two outs in the seventh. Freeland departed to a standing ovation and then watched right-hander Justin Lawrence close out the inning.
Freeland received a huge boost from his defense, especially new left fielder Jurickson Profar. In the first inning, Profar made a leaping catch at the base of the wall to rob Jeimer Canelario of a hit. In the second, Profar sprinted into shallow left-center and made a diving catch on Luis Garcia’s dying line drive for the final out of the inning. In the fifth, Profar made a sliding catch on Victor Robles’ blooper.
Freeland also got an assist from catcher Elias Diaz, who threw out CJ Abrams attempting to steal second in the third inning.Highlights from home Opening Day at Coors Field.. Making his Rockies debut at Coors Field, left-fielder Jurickson Profar made a clutch catch in each of the first two innings. He made a textbook grab against the wall in the first inning, then snared a liner on a diving play in left-center in the second..
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