Freeland (0-2) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks across six innings Sunday en route to taking the Rockies' 4-0 loss against the Braves. He struck out five.
Freeland pitched a gem into the sixth inning, when a pair of solo home runs from the home team created some breathing room. He nonetheless recorded his first quality start of the season, forcing eight groundball outs and 12 swinging strikes to provide some positives. Freeland will look to improve upon an inflated 5.56 ERA next time out against the Nats.