San Francisco 9, Colorado 6
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, August 12, 2012
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Manny Gonzalez, 1B -
Gerry Davis, 2B -
Phil Cuzzi, 3B -
Greg Gibson
Attendance:
41492
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Giants 9, Rockies 6: Hunter Pence broke a 6-6 tie with a three-run homer
as host San Francisco rallied with five runs in the eighth inning to
stun Colorado.
Melky Cabrera had two hits and three RBIs and Brandon Belt went 4-for-4
with two doubles and an RBI for the Giants, who maintained their
one-game lead over Los Angeles in the National League West and defeated
the Rockies for the 15th time in the last 19 meetings.
San Francisco loaded the bases with none out in the eighth inning
against Matt Belisle (3-4). After Cabrera's infield hit made it 6-5,
former Rockie Marco Scutaro flew out to short left field. Closer Rafael
Betancourt entered and yielded a sacrifice fly to Buster Posey to tie
the game before Pence crushed an 0-1 pitch into the left-field seats to
send the 142nd straight sellout crowd at AT&T Park into a frenzy.
Pence, who received a standing ovation when he took his position in
right field in the ninth inning, is 8-for-52 since joining San Francisco
at the trade deadline from Philadelphia.
Betancourt hadn't allowed a hit in his last seven appearances and had converted his last eight save opportunities.
Clay Hensley (4-3) allowed one run and three hits in two innings for the
Giants, who won for only the third time in their last 11 games at home.
The Rockies received two RBIs from pitchers, including reliever Carlos
Torres' first major league hit that gave the Rockies a 5-4 lead in the
sixth inning. Starter Alex White's sacrifice fly - his first major
league RBI - tied the game 3-3 in the third.
Eric Young Jr., rookie Josh Rutledge and DJ LeMahieu had RBI doubles for
the Rockies, who were bidding for back-to-back road series wins for the
first time this season but settled for a 3-3 trip.
Giants starter Barry Zito allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It was Belt's second career four-hit game. He is 5-for-7
with two homers, a double and five RBIs against White. ... Rockies CF
Dexter Fowler returned to the lineup after missing Saturday's game with
back spasms and went 2-for-5 with a run scored. ... Colorado LF
Carlos Gonzalez is 0-for-16 in his last five games. ... Colorado begins a
seven-game homestand with three against the Miami Marlins beginning
Monday. San Francisco continues its six-game home set Monday with three
against the best team in baseball - the Washington Nationals.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Colorado |
|
San Francisco |
|
Alex White
|
Player |
Barry Zito
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
7 |
|
6.75 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Colorado
|
13 |
0 |
17 |
.361 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| San Francisco
|
14 |
1 |
22 |
.389 |
22 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
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