DENVER -- Nolan Arenado
dived to his right to snare a grounder and start a double play. Later,
he ranged far to his left to field a bouncer that appeared destined for
the outfield.
Just another routine day at the hot corner for Colorado's Gold Glover.
Pinch-hitter Rafael Ynoa snapped a sixth-inning tie with an RBI double, Eddie Butler was buoyed by the stellar defense of Arenado & Co. over six shaky innings and the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night.
"That game could've went different directions four or five different times and our defense was a big reason why we kept it on our side," manager Walt Weiss said.
Arenado has such a knack for making the difficult plays look downright routine that Weiss recently said he's reinventing the position.
"I just try to do my job," Arenado said with a casual shrug. "I have my own style. I try to make plays."
Butler (2-1) labored most of the way with only one clean inning. He allowed four runs, but worked his way out of trouble thanks to some nifty fielding, especially from Arenado and centerfielder Charlie Blackmon.
"It's the best defense," Butler said. "Unbelievable."
Blackmon added a solo homer and DJ LeMahieu drove in two runs as Colorado beat the defending World Series champions for a fourth straight time this season. The Rockies swept a three-game series last week in which they limited the Giants to three runs. San Francisco matched that total by the third inning Friday.
Chris Heston (2-2) gave up six runs over 5 1/3 innings in his first appearance at Coors Field, raising his ERA from 0.87 to 2.77. Heston had yielded two earned runs in his past three starts.
"He'll learn from this," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Overall, he did all right."
Ynoa gave the Rockies a 5-4 lead when he hit a double to left that brought home LeMahieu, who had tied the game with a double earlier in the inning. Corey Dickerson added an RBI single.
Colorado's bullpen made the lead hold up -- with some anxious moments. Boone Logan struck out Brandon Crawford looking to end the eighth with a runner on third. Bochy argued the call and was ejected after a few words with plate umpire John Tumpane.
"It's a big at-bat," Bochy explained. "We're trying to get back in the game."
Arenado had quite a game in the field, moving far to his left to lasso a chopper in the seventh, spinning around and throwing out Gregor Blanco.
In the fourth, Arenado dived to his right to stop a grounder with runners on first and second and no outs. He scrambled to his feet, stepped on third base and fired to first to get Casey McGehee by a step.
"It seems like almost nightly, (Arenado) does something to change the game defensively," Weiss said.
Not to be outdone, Blackmon made quite a play to end the third inning when he caught a ball in right-center, turned and threw a strike to first base that doubled up Angel Pagan, who figured the ball was headed for the gap.
MAXWELL'S NIGHT
Justin Maxwell hit a two-run homer for San Francisco in the second and later made a "circus catch" near the wall in right.
"Normally, that ball would have been right at me, but since we were playing in outer space the ball kept carrying a little bit," Maxwell said. "I'm just fortunate I have long arms."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: OF Hunter Pence (broken left arm) hit off a tee in the cage before the game. "Was it 100 percent? No, but he was swinging," Bochy said. ... RHP Jake Peavy (strained back) played catch. Bochy said there's no schedule for when Peavy will throw off a mound.
Rockies: SS Troy Tulowitzki understands why Weiss kept him out even if he loathes days off. "They want to keep me healthy for the long haul," said Tulowitzki, who popped out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Tim Hudson (0-2, 3.93 ERA) seeks his first career win at Coors Field. He's 0-2 with a 7.29 ERA in eight starts in the Mile High City.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (0-1, 31.50) looks to get back on track in his second start of the season. He's 6-1 with a 3.43 ERA in 10 starts against the Giants at Coors Field.
Just another routine day at the hot corner for Colorado's Gold Glover.
Pinch-hitter Rafael Ynoa snapped a sixth-inning tie with an RBI double, Eddie Butler was buoyed by the stellar defense of Arenado & Co. over six shaky innings and the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night.
"That game could've went different directions four or five different times and our defense was a big reason why we kept it on our side," manager Walt Weiss said.
Arenado has such a knack for making the difficult plays look downright routine that Weiss recently said he's reinventing the position.
"I just try to do my job," Arenado said with a casual shrug. "I have my own style. I try to make plays."
Butler (2-1) labored most of the way with only one clean inning. He allowed four runs, but worked his way out of trouble thanks to some nifty fielding, especially from Arenado and centerfielder Charlie Blackmon.
"It's the best defense," Butler said. "Unbelievable."
Blackmon added a solo homer and DJ LeMahieu drove in two runs as Colorado beat the defending World Series champions for a fourth straight time this season. The Rockies swept a three-game series last week in which they limited the Giants to three runs. San Francisco matched that total by the third inning Friday.
Chris Heston (2-2) gave up six runs over 5 1/3 innings in his first appearance at Coors Field, raising his ERA from 0.87 to 2.77. Heston had yielded two earned runs in his past three starts.
"He'll learn from this," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Overall, he did all right."
Ynoa gave the Rockies a 5-4 lead when he hit a double to left that brought home LeMahieu, who had tied the game with a double earlier in the inning. Corey Dickerson added an RBI single.
Colorado's bullpen made the lead hold up -- with some anxious moments. Boone Logan struck out Brandon Crawford looking to end the eighth with a runner on third. Bochy argued the call and was ejected after a few words with plate umpire John Tumpane.
"It's a big at-bat," Bochy explained. "We're trying to get back in the game."
Arenado had quite a game in the field, moving far to his left to lasso a chopper in the seventh, spinning around and throwing out Gregor Blanco.
In the fourth, Arenado dived to his right to stop a grounder with runners on first and second and no outs. He scrambled to his feet, stepped on third base and fired to first to get Casey McGehee by a step.
"It seems like almost nightly, (Arenado) does something to change the game defensively," Weiss said.
Not to be outdone, Blackmon made quite a play to end the third inning when he caught a ball in right-center, turned and threw a strike to first base that doubled up Angel Pagan, who figured the ball was headed for the gap.
MAXWELL'S NIGHT
Justin Maxwell hit a two-run homer for San Francisco in the second and later made a "circus catch" near the wall in right.
"Normally, that ball would have been right at me, but since we were playing in outer space the ball kept carrying a little bit," Maxwell said. "I'm just fortunate I have long arms."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: OF Hunter Pence (broken left arm) hit off a tee in the cage before the game. "Was it 100 percent? No, but he was swinging," Bochy said. ... RHP Jake Peavy (strained back) played catch. Bochy said there's no schedule for when Peavy will throw off a mound.
Rockies: SS Troy Tulowitzki understands why Weiss kept him out even if he loathes days off. "They want to keep me healthy for the long haul," said Tulowitzki, who popped out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Tim Hudson (0-2, 3.93 ERA) seeks his first career win at Coors Field. He's 0-2 with a 7.29 ERA in eight starts in the Mile High City.
Rockies: LHP Jorge De La Rosa (0-1, 31.50) looks to get back on track in his second start of the season. He's 6-1 with a 3.43 ERA in 10 starts against the Giants at Coors Field.
8:40PM,EDT,April 24,2015
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pagán popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Belt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell homered to left center (447 feet), Belt scored. | 2 | 0 |
| McGehee grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Crawford grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Heston grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Morneau doubled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley doubled to deep right, Morneau scored. | 2 | 1 |
| González grounded out to second, Hundley to third. | 2 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Hundley scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Butler fouled out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blanco doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Panik fouled out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pagán singled to right center, Blanco scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Posey lined into double play, center to first, Pagán doubled off first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon homered to center (424 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Dickerson singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Arenado fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Morneau singled to center, Dickerson to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| González grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Belt singled to left center. | 3 | 3 |
| Maxwell singled to center, Belt to second. | 3 | 3 |
| McGehee grounded into double play, third to first, Belt out at third, Maxwell to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Crawford intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Heston singled to right, Maxwell to third, Crawford to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Blanco grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Panik doubled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Pagán struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Posey grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Belt doubled to deep left, Panik scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Maxwell flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left. | 4 | 3 |
| Morneau walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Butler pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| McGehee flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Crawford fouled out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Heston struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Heston pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| González doubled to deep left. | 4 | 3 |
| González to third on wild pitch by Heston. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu doubled to right, González scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Descalso popped out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Ynoa hit for Butler. | 4 | 4 |
| Ynoa doubled to deep left, LeMahieu scored. | 4 | 5 |
| López relieved Heston. | 4 | 5 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first, Ynoa to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Dickerson singled to left, Ynoa scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Petit relieved López. | 4 | 6 |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Christian Friedrich pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Friedrich relieved Butler. | 4 | 6 |
| Blanco grounded out to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Panik lined out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| Pagán singled to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Brown relieved Friedrich. | 4 | 6 |
| Posey grounded out to third. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Morneau lined out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Hundley popped out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| González singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| LeMahieu doubled to right, González to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Descalso intentionally walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Tulowitzki hit for Brown. | 4 | 6 |
| Tulowitzki popped out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Logan relieved Brown. | 4 | 6 |
| Belt singled to left center. | 4 | 6 |
| Maxwell walked, Belt to second. | 4 | 6 |
| McGehee grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Maxwell out at second, Belt to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Crawford struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Dickerson walked. | 4 | 6 |
| Arenado singled to left, Dickerson to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Morneau grounded out to pitcher, Dickerson to third, Arenado to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Ottavino relieved Logan. | 4 | 6 |
| Aoki hit for Petit. | 4 | 6 |
| Aoki struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Blanco singled to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Panik grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Blanco out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blanco LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .239 | .327 | .391 |
| Panik 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .303 | .351 | .394 |
| Pagán CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .329 | .368 | .414 |
| Posey C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .234 | .315 | .328 |
| Belt 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .238 | .347 | .262 |
| Maxwell RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .436 | .606 |
| McGehee 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .163 | .217 | .256 |
| Crawford SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .211 | .318 | .421 |
| Heston P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
López P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Petit P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Aoki PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .311 | .370 | .392 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 127 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for Y Petit in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Blanco (3, Butler); Panik (4, Butler); Belt (1, Butler) HR: Maxwell (2, 2nd inning off Butler 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Maxwell 2 (7), Pagán (5), Belt (4) 2-out RBI: Belt GIDP: McGehee 2, Panik Giants RISP: 3-11 (Pagán 1-2, Posey 0-1, McGehee 0-2, Heston 1-1, Maxwell 0-1, Blanco 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Panik 0-1, Belt 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR BOCHY EJECTED TOP 8TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 31,453 (62.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 58 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - James Hoye |
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