Schunk hits first big league homer, Freeland goes 6 innings and Rockies beat Marlins 8-2
Associated PressDENVER — Kyle Freeland went six innings, Aaron Schunk hit his first major league home run and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of four Marlins errors to beat Miami 8-2 on Wednesday night. So, it’s really cool for me, as a kid, Kid Kyle, and adult Kyle.” With the scored tied at 2 going into the bottom of the fifth, Schunk connected on the first pitch he saw from Max Meyer, sending it 429 feet into the left-field bleachers. When you give away outs at this level, especially in this ballpark, you’re going to get hurt, and the Rockies made us pay for it.” Meyer went five-plus innings and allowed five hits and five runs, three earned. ROSTER MOVES Marlins: A day after lasting a career-low 1 1/3 innings in Miami’s 9-8 win, RHP Roddery Muñoz was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville.