Rockies 2, Blue Jays 1: Freeman’s single in extras steals first series victory of 2026

MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 06: Tyler Freeman #2 of the Colorado Rockies warms up in the on deck circle prior to a game against the Athletics at Hohokam Stadium on March 06, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Kyle Cooper/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images) What began as a pitcher’s duel resulted in an extra-inning victory for the Colorado Rockies as they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 to conclude their first road trip of the season. Despite an offense that struggled to connect, the Rockies’ pitching matched the reigning American League Champions and secured their first series victory of 2026.

By contrast, the Rockies didn’t win their first series until June of last season. Five for Freeland It took one cycle through the rotation, but the Rockies finally got a starting pitcher to go five innings. Kyle Freeland worked through plenty of traffic but managed to navigate five innings while giving up one run on five hits.

He was the definition of attacking the strike zone, throwing 60 of his 88 pitches for strikes, and ended up allowing just one walk while punching out six. The lone run against Freeland came in the third inning on a one-out single to right field by Davis Schneider that scored Myles Straw. With runners on second and third, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

was hit by a sweeper on the tip of his back foot to load the bases. Freeland escaped with a strikeout of Kazuma Okamoto, followed by a soft lineout by Alejandro Kirk. The knuckle-curve was quite effective on the day as he threw it over 25 times.