Kyle

Freeland

Freeland gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out two. He actually left the game with a 3-1 lead after five innings, but the Brewers scored seven runs off the Rockies’ bullpen in the sixth inning. Freeland has a 7.81 ERA and shouldn’t be rostered in most fantasy leagues. He’s lined up to face the Athletics on the road next weekend.

Since the beginning of his rookie season in 2027, Freeland has allowed at least five runs on 58 occasions. That’s tied with the retired Kyle Gibson for second most during the timespan. The top spot belongs to Patrick Corbin with 62 such outings. Freeland wasn’t involved in the decision tonight, but he’s 1-6 with an 8.06 ERA in 10 starts. Still, nothing much figures to change here. Expect him to face the Brewers on Sunday.

Freeland surrendered a two-run homer to Mookie Betts in the first inning. Enrique Hernández and Andy Pages then went back-to-back with solo homers in the third. The Dodgers broke things open with four more runs in the fourth, knocking Freeland from the game at 81 pitches. The 33-year-old left-hander ends the day with a bloated 8.08 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, and a 39/14 K/BB ratio across 42 1/3 innings. Freeland is currently lined up for a start at home against the Giants on Sunday.

Freeland struck out four and walked two in the no-decision. He allowed back-to-back homers to Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger. The performance actually lowered his ERA to 7.04 for the season. The 2.85 mark he put up over 200 innings back in 2018 feels like an eternity ago. The southpaw will remain an avoid for fantasy managers as his next start lines up at Dodger Stadium.

Freeland surrendered 10 hits with his velocity down about one mph from his season average. It’s the second time in his career that he’s both given up three homers and 10 hits in a contest. He’ll take a 1-4 record and a 6.00 ERA into his next start at home against Colorado.

Freeland notched seven strikeouts and had a nice 31 percent CSW today, but the Braves still hit him plenty hard, with Jonah Heim and Jorge Mateo both taking him deep in the second. Freeland fell to 1-3 with a 5.04 ERA, and he’ll get the Phillies next.

Freeland’s velocity was down about one mph tonight in his return from a two-start absence due to shoulder inflammation, and he fell to 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA. He’ll make his next start at home against the Braves.

Freeland is back to make the start against the Reds on Tuesday. The 32-year-old would be a risky streaming option against the Cincinnati lineup, and will be a risky option against the majority of other lineups as well.

Freeland will get the ball for Tuesday’s series opener in Cincinnati after missing just over two weeks with shoulder inflammation. The 32-year-old offers some limited appeal as a low-upside streaming option in deeper mixed leagues since it’s a road matchup against one of the weaker lineups in the game this season.

If the Rockies like what they see during that session, it sounds like Freeland will bypass a minor league rehab start entirely and could rejoin the Rockies’ rotation next week against the Reds. Given the injury to Ryan Feltner (elbow), they could certainly use the reinforcements.