DENVER – Kyle Freeland put a rough year at Coors Field for him and the Rockies behind him with a happy shout.

This time, the ground ball that Freeland forced from the Angels’ Logan O’Hoppe went to the right place, to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. Rookie second baseman Ryan Ritter fielded the low throw and made a diving relay to first base for a double play to end the last of Freeland’s six strong innings on Sunday afternoon.

The Rockies, using Blaine Crim’s home run and two RBIs, defeated the Angels, 3-1 . It was a relief of an ending of the worst home slate in club history – 25-56.

“I’ve got one more start,” Freeland said a couple of days ago. “We want to finish as strong as we can. But with that, it’ll be somewhat nice to exhale and be like, ‘That season is over. What can I learn from

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