LOS ANGELES — From perfection to dejection. That pretty much sums up Kyle Freeland’s Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Rockies’ left-hander threw 4 1/3 perfect innings, with four strikeouts. He was pitching like a Yankee Doodle Dandy on the Fourth of July.
But the Dodgers lit him up for four runs in the fifth inning and held on for a 5-3 victory.
Things went sideways in a hurry for Freeland. Justin Turner drilled a one-out single to right and Freeland walked Chris Taylor. Then came the game-defining moment.
On a full count, Trayce Thompson blasted a three-run homer to left off Freeland’s slider.