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

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 to take the opener of a three-game series

SAN FRANCISCO -- 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.

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