Getting your player ready...
Freddie Freeman? How about Freddy Krueger? The Braves first baseman has been a nightmare for Rockies pitchers. The front-runner for NL rookie of the year honors clubbed a third-inning home run, his fifth against the Rockies in five games.
Time to remember.
KOA broadcaster Jerry Schemmel will bike 112 miles today in memory of the lives lost on United Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago in 1989. Schemmel, a survivor of the crash, remains in contact with several others.
No Stew.
After committing two errors Sunday, Ian Stewart wasn’t in the lineup. Ty Wigginton started at third base, and Todd Helton lost his throw in the sun in the second inning, leading to two runs.
Troy E. Renck, Denver Post
