The day after Kyle Freeland got the thumb, Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer had Freeland’s back.

Colorado’s veteran left-handed starter was ejected in the first inning of Tuesday night’s game between the Rockies and Giants at Coors Field. The Giants won, 7-4, sending the Rockies to their 100th loss — their third 100-loss season in a row.

When Freeland served up a towering two-run shot to Rafael Devers two batters into the game, the Rockies’ lefty interrupted Devers’ slow home run trot and dramatic bat flip, aggressively urging him to hurry it up. What started as a war of words quickly evolved into a bench-clearing fracas.

On Wednesday, Schaffer wanted to make it clear that he supported Freeland.

“(Devers) watched it for a while, longer than Kyle liked, and Kyle took offense to

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