Freeland's 8 strong innings, Veen's home run power Rockies past Giants 5-2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Zac Veen hit his second home run of the year and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night to take the opener of a three-game series.

Freeland (4-10) allowed one run, gave up four hits and walked one. Brennan Bernardino closed out the ninth inning.

Veen hit a curveball 406 feet down the first base line into McCovey Cove to give the Rockies a 4-1 lead.

Brett Sullivan scored from third to break a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning when he beat the throw home after Mickey Moniak reached on a sharp grounder to shortstop Christian Koss.

Will Castro tacked on an RBI sacrifice fly in the ninth. Troy Johnston gave Colorado an early 1-0 lead on his first triple of the year that drove in TJ Rumfield.

Landen Roupp (7-12) surrendered four runs and five hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Bryce Eldridge hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for San Francisco — his second long ball in the last three games. Rafael Devers capped the scoring with an RBI double in the ninth.

The Giants have dropped seven of their last 10 games.

Giants' RHP Logan Webb (7-7, 3.59 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Rockies' RHP Michael Lorenzen (3-10, 6.83).

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Colorado Rockies' Zac Veen (13) is congratulated by Ezequiel Tovar (14) after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Connor Norby, rear, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Colorado Rockies' Brett Sullivan, left, scores past San Francisco Giants catcher Andrew Knizner, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Colorado Rockies third baseman Willi Castro throws out San Francisco Giants' Osleivis Basabe at first base during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Colorado Rockies' Zac Veen flips his bat after hitting a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine in six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers moved back within a game of the National League-leading Milwaukee Brewers with a 3-1 victory Friday night.

Andy Pages and Tommy Edman homered to help the Dodgers win the second game of the four-game series after the Brewers rallied to take the opener 5-4 on Friday night.

Yamamoto (12-7) allowed one run on four hits while striking out at least nine for the third time this season. Edwin Diaz loaded the bases in the ninth inning but finished off his seventh save after taking the loss Thursday when he was charged with three runs in the ninth.

Robert Gasser (3-5) allowed three runs on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings for the Brewers, who surged back atop the NL at the start of August. Joey Ortiz had an RBI for Milwaukee.

The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning after three consecutive singles with one out. A hit by Mookie Betts scored Pages, who was back in the second spot of the order with Freddie Freeman getting a planned day off.

The Brewers got even in the fifth inning when a fly ball from Ortiz scored Luis Lara from third base. Lara led off the fifth with a double off Yamamoto.

Pages put the Dodgers up 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth with his 20th home run of the season.

One inning later, Edman gave Los Angeles a 3-1 advantage with a home run to left-center, his fourth.

Diaz hit Andrew Vaughn to lead off the ninth inning and walked William Contreras and David Hamilton before Ortiz grounded out to Betts at shortstop to end the game.

Hard-throwing Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (11-5. 1.76 ERA) was set to start opposite Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (11-4, 3.44) on Saturday night.

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Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell, left, makes a catch on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani as left fielder Jackson Chourio almost collides with him during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman, left, has seeds thrown at him by Teoscar Hernández after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Robert Gasser throws to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)