Field Level Media
18 Sep 2023, 08:55 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)
Brandon Crawford homered, J.D. Davis had two hits and scored three runs and the San Francisco Giants held off the Colorado Rockies 11-10 on Sunday in Denver.
The Giants put up an eight-run sixth inning to take a 9-0 lead, and the Rockies' comeback effort fell short despite four runs in the ninth.
Mitch Haniger, Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson each had two hits for San Francisco (76-74), which avoided a four-game sweep.
Hunter Goodman and Brenton Doyle homered, Brendan Rodgers and Nolan Jones had three hits apiece and Austin Wynns and Charlie Blackmon added two hits apiece for the Rockies (56-93).
The Giants were hitless until Davis led off the fifth with a single and scored on Haniger's double, and then San Francisco exploded in the sixth.
Estrada singled, stole second and scored on Pederson's double. Pederson moved to third on Michael Conforto's infield single that ended Chris Flexen's day.
Davis had an RBI single, LaMonte Wade Jr. reached on a single to first and Haniger followed with a two-run double to make it 5-0. Crawford added a three-run homer, his seventh of the season.
Mike Yastrzemski then doubled to center and Estrada's second single of the inning made it 9-0.
Flexen (1-8) allowed four runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Rockies rallied in the bottom of the sixth. Jones singled and Goodman homered to center, the first of his career, to make it 9-2. Rodgers singled, John Brebbia relieved Giants starter Sean Manaea, Alan Trejo reached on a fielder's choice and Doyle hit his ninth homer.
Manaea (6-6) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
San Francisco answered in the seventh on Patrick Bailey's two-run double and Colorado got one back in the bottom of the frame on Rodgers' RBI single to make it 11-6.
The Rockies nearly tied it in the ninth against Camilo Doval. Elehuris Montero doubled, went to third on Jones' single and scored on a sacrifice fly. Doval hit Rodgers with a pitch, Jones and Rodgers moved up on a wild pitch and Doval misplayed Kris Bryant's grounder to allow another run and make it 11-8.
Elias Diaz followed with a two-run single but Taylor Rogers replaced Doval and got Blackmon to line out to end it, picking up his second save.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Colorado Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Colorado Star.
More InformationDUBAI, UAE - The bustling real estate market in Dubai has surged to unprecedented heights, reporting transactions valued at over ...
ANKARA, Turkey: During a meeting, Michael Evans, President of the Alibaba Group, told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that the Chinese ...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 25 (ANI): Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the ...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Ahead of the general elections in Pakistan, the World Bank gave a candid warning for ...
ACCRA, ghana - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday for a third day of anti-government ...
Western politicians are so overwhelmed with the feeling of impunity that they forget about self-preservation, Moscow saysWestern politicians are so ...
BURBANK, California: A note by Needham media analyst Laura Martin released this week revealed that CEO Bob Iger told investors ...
NEW YORK: This week, the Virginia-based Students for Fair Admissions, founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, sued the U.S. ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that from September 25, it will ...
NEW YORK, USA - After addressing the United Nations on Friday, Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq spoke at a press ...
LONDON, U.K.: Jet engine maker CFM International said this week that thousands of engine components may have been sold with ...
FREMONT, California: This week, brain-chip startup Neuralink, owned by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said an independent review board granted ...