DENVER -- In an overwhelming jam in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Cardinals, Rockies rookie starter Kyle Freeland remained at ease. He exhaled and mentally silenced the sellout crowd of 48,106 behind him.
Freeland had given up two hits to start the fourth inning and walked another to load the bases, with a strikeout in between. Facing Adam Wainwright, a .294 hitter, Freeland pounded inside and then went high with a four-seamer to thwart his counterpart. Doing so induced an infield dribbler that Freeland spun into a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning, halting the top of the order on deck.