The Colorado Rockies earned their first 2019 win at Coors Field on Thursday, defeating the Phillies 6-2. Rockies pitching managed to limit the vaunted Philadelphia offense to two runs on five hits, while their so-far-not-so-great offense produced six runs on 11 hits. Kyle Freeland tossed six shutout innings but it was Ryan McMahon’s two home runs and five RBI that really carried the day.
Welcome back, RyMac Jack
The Rockies activated David Dahl and Ryan McMahon from the IL before the game. Dahl, who was the best hitter on the club before he got hurt, went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored and is now hitting .342 on the year. Pretty good. But, then again, McMahon did this...
Like our friends down the road say, RyMac for one, two, THREEEEEEEEEEE!#RyMacJack pic.twitter.com/2y3dL3ympW
— C l rad R ckies (@Rockies) April 19, 2019
And then this...
#RyMacJack 2.0 pic.twitter.com/YUhdxI2yue
— C l rad R ckies (@Rockies) April 19, 2019
McMahon hit the ball pretty well overall tonight and finished 3-for-4 with a career high five RBI. With these two back in the lineup the offense gains a lot of length.
You can go home again
Kyle Freeland hasn’t had the best start to 2019. Since his Opening Day start in Miami he’s allowed 12 runs and nine walks over his last 14 2⁄3 innings. He put that behind him tonight. Six shutout innings with seven strikeouts, two hits, and, perhaps most importantly, no walks. The two hits he allowed: a pitcher poking a line drive to right and a Baltimore chop infield hit. It’s exactly the kind of night Kyle needed.
Nolan Being Nolan
Look, this format for recaps means we can cover whatever we want. Which means if there’s video of a great play from Nolan, you best believe I’m going to include it.
Just your daily dose of #NolanBeingNolan pic.twitter.com/D9KbT58t3G
— C l rad R ckies (@Rockies) April 19, 2019
Up Next
Game two of the four game set will happen Friday night. The Phillies will send Vince Velasquez to the mound and the Rockies will see how long German Márquez can keep his scoreless streak up. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 pm MT.