Kyle Freeland’s stone-faced look as he walked off the mound said it all.
The Rockies southpaw, who earlier in the season was the lone dependable pillar in the club’s battered rotation, got roughed up on Thursday in the series opener against the Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Freeland was tagged for seven earned runs in 4 ⅓ innings, and the offense was unable to string together quality at-bats as the Braves beat the Rockies 8-3. Freeland’s given up at least five earned runs in three of his last six starts.
