There couldn’t be a better time for Kyle Freeland to return to the Rockies.
After dislocating his right shoulder in the final Rockies game before the All-Star break — a performance where he only gave up one run in 6 1⁄3 innings against the Giants — Freeland was removed from the 15-day IL on Friday.
The Rockies came out hot out of the All-Star Break, going 5-2 in their first seven games before losing three of their next four. They’ve had to use the bullpen a lot in that stretch and have lost leads or ties from the eighth inning on in those three loses.