DENVER — On the first day of the season, Kyle Freeland became the Dodgers’ first victim.
For three innings Friday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies left-hander was cruising through his opening-day start against the Dodgers’ star-studded lineup.
He had six strikeouts. He had stranded each of the first four runners who reached base. And despite a single from Will Smith and a double from Chris Taylor in the top of the fourth, Freeland was one strike away from getting through another inning unscathed.
