CINCINNATI — Kyle Freeland hadn't rounded the bases since 2011, back when he was a senior in high school. He remembered the way on Sunday.
The rookie pitcher hit one of Colorado's four solo homers off Bronson Arroyo, leading the Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Reds. Freeland pulled a 71 mph pitch over the wall in right field for his first major league homer.
"It was pretty exciting," he said. "Once I connected with it, out of the box I thought it had a chance. As I got to first base, I checked and was pretty sure, that's gone.