Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland left the Rockies’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning on Wednesday with an injury the Rockies described as neck tightness.
Manager Warren Schaeffer had no update on Freeland’s condition after Colorado’s 6-4, 10-inning loss.
Freeland grabbed at his lower back after delivering a pitch to Los Angeles catcher Ben Rortvedt, who flew out to right on the play. A trainer and Schaeffer came to the mound, and Freeland was removed from the game with the Rockies trailing 4-0.
Freeland allowed four runs on six hits and struck out five in 3 2/3 innings.
It continued a tough season for Colorado’s longest-tenured player. Freeland entered his start 4-10 with a 6.27 ERA but has been strong in August, going 2-0 and tossing the first complete game of his 10-year career.
–Field Level Media
