Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco game discussion: Kyle Freeland vs. Tyler Mahle

Kyle Freeland (2-7, 7.46 ERA) will be making his 17th start of the season for Colorado (39-57). In Freeland’s last start, he gave up six runs on nine hits, including one homer, over five innings in an 8-7, 11-inning loss to the Dodgers on July 6.

Freeland is 8-9 in 27 appearances (24 starts) against the Giants in his career with a 4.35 ERA. At Oracle Park, the veteran lefty is 2-5 with a 3.63 ERA in 11 starts. Today’s game is Freeland’s first against San Francisco this year.

The Rockies will face 31-year-old RHP Tyler Mahle (1-8, 5.70 ERA). They just saw him in Colorado on July 5 when he surrendered four runs (three earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts and no walks in 4.1 innings. In that game, the Rockies were rescued by Kyle Karros, who hit a three-run homer in the eighth to help the Rockies notch a 7-6 comeback win.

In his career, Mahle is 2-1 with a 5.21 ERA in seven starts against the Rockies. The Rockies lead the season series against the Giants 5-3.

Earlier on Saturday, the Rockies recalled RHP reliever Jeff Criswell from Triple-A Albuquerque and sent RHP reliever TJ Shook back down to the Isotopes.

First Pitch: 2:05 p.m. MDT

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