DENVER
-- It wasn't a dominant pitcher or a burly slugger who put an end to
San Francisco's eight-game winning streak, but a 5-foot-10 backup
shortstop with what Colorado manager Walt Weiss describes as "sneaky
power."
Daniel Descalso homered and drove in three runs and the Rockies took the second game of a rain-soaked doubleheader from the streaking Giants 5-3 Saturday night.
"He's not a guy that you count on to hit the ball in the seats," Weiss said, "but if you make a mistake, he'll hit it out."
Descalso, who had a run-scoring groundout in the fourth, hit a two-run shot in the sixth off spot starter Yusmeiro Petit (1-1). His second homer of the year, off a 79 mph changeup, put Colorado ahead 4-2, marking the first time the Giants trailed by more than a run since May 9.
"Every once in a while, a line drives turns into a home run," Descalso said.
San Francisco, which won the opener 10-8 behind Brandon Crawford's three RBIs, was seeking its first nine-game streak since winning 10 in a row in May 2004.
"It was a good run," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "You hate for it to end. The guys have been playing well. Made a couple of mistakes tonight but it's a good run, they've been playing good ball. It's a long day with the rain delay."
Actually, two delays, totaling 3 hours, 13 minutes.
David Hale (1-0), acquired from Atlanta in the offseason but plagued by a left oblique strain in spring training, allowed three runs -- two earned -- over 6 2/3 innings in his Rockies debut.
Hale was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque as the Rockies' 26th man for the day-night doubleheader.
"I don't know if it was or it wasn't but ... it felt like an audition," Hale said. "I'm glad I took advantage of it."
John Axford pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many chances. Gregor Blanco singled and stole second, but was thrown out by center fielder Charlie Blackmon when he failed to slide while trying to advance on Angel Pagan's fly out. Hunter Pence grounded into a fielder's choice to end it.
Petit allowed four earned runs on seven hits over six innings.
After Crawford scored on a wild pitch in the second, Brandon Barnes tied it with an RBI single in the fourth and Descalso added a run-scoring groundout to give Colorado a 2-1 lead.
The Giants pulled to 4-3 in the seventh when Blanco scored from third on right fielder Carlos Gonzalez's throwing error. But the Rockies restored their two-run cushion on Ben Paulsen's RBI single off Jeremy Affeldt in the bottom half.
Showers pushed back the opener 2 hours, 15 minutes and the start of the nightcap -- a makeup of an April 26 rainout -- also was delayed, this time for 58 minutes by lightning and thunderstorms.
These were the seventh and eighth games this season that were delayed or postponed by rain at normally bone-dry Coors Field.
Dating to Friday night's game, the Giants' last 17 runs have all come with two outs.
"It's awesome," said right-hander Chris Heston (4-3), who picked up the win in the opener despite allowing eight hits, including three homers, and six earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. "You think you're heading back out there and then they put a couple of more on the scoreboard for you. It's big."
Jordan Lyles (2-5) got off to a strong start before a strained big left toe derailed his outing. He was charged with six earned runs on seven hits in four-plus innings. The Rockies say he's day to day.
Santiago Casilla got the final out for his 12th save in 14 chances in the opener, retiring Wilin Rosario on a groundout with the tying run at first. That followed Friday night's 11-8 loss in which the Rockies scored four times in the ninth after a long rain delay and fireworks show, making the Giants burn through their bullpen.
"That's encouraging," Descalso said. "These guys are fighting until the last out's made. It's a good sign. Nobody rolls over. And tonight we were able to beat a good baseball team in a close game, which is what those guys over there excel at. It's a good win for us, a good test."
TRAINING ROOM
Giants: San Francisco was encouraged by a pain-free outing from RHP Jake Peavy (strained back). He began a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced San Jose on Friday night, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings against Rancho Cucamonga.
Rockies: The Rockies placed LHP Ken Roberts on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his left elbow and activated RHP Brooks Brown (right shoulder tightness) from the 15-day DL.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Tim Hudson (2-3, 4.01) closes out the four-game series at Colorado on Sunday.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-0, 5.73) goes for his first win of the season.
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Daniel Descalso homered and drove in three runs and the Rockies took the second game of a rain-soaked doubleheader from the streaking Giants 5-3 Saturday night.
"He's not a guy that you count on to hit the ball in the seats," Weiss said, "but if you make a mistake, he'll hit it out."
Descalso, who had a run-scoring groundout in the fourth, hit a two-run shot in the sixth off spot starter Yusmeiro Petit (1-1). His second homer of the year, off a 79 mph changeup, put Colorado ahead 4-2, marking the first time the Giants trailed by more than a run since May 9.
"Every once in a while, a line drives turns into a home run," Descalso said.
San Francisco, which won the opener 10-8 behind Brandon Crawford's three RBIs, was seeking its first nine-game streak since winning 10 in a row in May 2004.
"It was a good run," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "You hate for it to end. The guys have been playing well. Made a couple of mistakes tonight but it's a good run, they've been playing good ball. It's a long day with the rain delay."
Actually, two delays, totaling 3 hours, 13 minutes.
David Hale (1-0), acquired from Atlanta in the offseason but plagued by a left oblique strain in spring training, allowed three runs -- two earned -- over 6 2/3 innings in his Rockies debut.
Hale was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque as the Rockies' 26th man for the day-night doubleheader.
"I don't know if it was or it wasn't but ... it felt like an audition," Hale said. "I'm glad I took advantage of it."
John Axford pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many chances. Gregor Blanco singled and stole second, but was thrown out by center fielder Charlie Blackmon when he failed to slide while trying to advance on Angel Pagan's fly out. Hunter Pence grounded into a fielder's choice to end it.
Petit allowed four earned runs on seven hits over six innings.
After Crawford scored on a wild pitch in the second, Brandon Barnes tied it with an RBI single in the fourth and Descalso added a run-scoring groundout to give Colorado a 2-1 lead.
The Giants pulled to 4-3 in the seventh when Blanco scored from third on right fielder Carlos Gonzalez's throwing error. But the Rockies restored their two-run cushion on Ben Paulsen's RBI single off Jeremy Affeldt in the bottom half.
Showers pushed back the opener 2 hours, 15 minutes and the start of the nightcap -- a makeup of an April 26 rainout -- also was delayed, this time for 58 minutes by lightning and thunderstorms.
These were the seventh and eighth games this season that were delayed or postponed by rain at normally bone-dry Coors Field.
Dating to Friday night's game, the Giants' last 17 runs have all come with two outs.
"It's awesome," said right-hander Chris Heston (4-3), who picked up the win in the opener despite allowing eight hits, including three homers, and six earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. "You think you're heading back out there and then they put a couple of more on the scoreboard for you. It's big."
Jordan Lyles (2-5) got off to a strong start before a strained big left toe derailed his outing. He was charged with six earned runs on seven hits in four-plus innings. The Rockies say he's day to day.
Santiago Casilla got the final out for his 12th save in 14 chances in the opener, retiring Wilin Rosario on a groundout with the tying run at first. That followed Friday night's 11-8 loss in which the Rockies scored four times in the ninth after a long rain delay and fireworks show, making the Giants burn through their bullpen.
"That's encouraging," Descalso said. "These guys are fighting until the last out's made. It's a good sign. Nobody rolls over. And tonight we were able to beat a good baseball team in a close game, which is what those guys over there excel at. It's a good win for us, a good test."
TRAINING ROOM
Giants: San Francisco was encouraged by a pain-free outing from RHP Jake Peavy (strained back). He began a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced San Jose on Friday night, throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings against Rancho Cucamonga.
Rockies: The Rockies placed LHP Ken Roberts on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his left elbow and activated RHP Brooks Brown (right shoulder tightness) from the 15-day DL.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Tim Hudson (2-3, 4.01) closes out the four-game series at Colorado on Sunday.
Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (0-0, 5.73) goes for his first win of the season.
11:05PM,EDT,May 23,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Aoki grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado hit by pitch, González to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Paulsen grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Belt grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco grounded out to second, Crawford to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford scored on Hale's wild pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Maxwell struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| McKenry struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnes popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Descalso flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| McGehee grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Petit grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Aoki grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Hale grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| González grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Panik doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Posey flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Belt lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Crawford lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Arenado lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Paulsen walked. | 1 | 0 |
| McKenry singled to center, Paulsen to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Barnes doubled to center, Paulsen scored, McKenry to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Descalso grounded out to second, McKenry scored, Barnes to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Hale grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blanco popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Maxwell singled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| McGehee singled to left center, Maxwell to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Petit sacrificed to third, Maxwell to third, McGehee to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Aoki singled to right, Maxwell scored, McGehee thrown out at home. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Panik grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Posey singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Belt lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Posey to second on wild pitch by Hale. | 2 | 2 |
| Crawford lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yusmeiro Petit pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Paulsen grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| McKenry singled to right center. | 2 | 2 |
| Barnes grounded into fielder's choice to first, McKenry out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso homered to right center (377 feet), Barnes scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Hale grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hale pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blanco singled to left center. | 2 | 4 |
| Maxwell struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| McGehee lined out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| Pence hit for Petit. | 2 | 4 |
| Pence singled to right, Blanco to third, Blanco scored, Pence to second on throwing error by right fielder González. | 3 | 4 |
| Brown relieved Hale. | 3 | 4 |
| Aoki lined out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Affeldt relieved Petit. | 3 | 4 |
| Pence in right field. | 3 | 4 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 3 | 4 |
| González grounded out to shortstop, LeMahieu to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Arenado intentionally walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Paulsen singled to right center, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Kontos relieved Affeldt. | 3 | 5 |
| McKenry grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Paulsen out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Logan relieved Brown. | 3 | 5 |
| Panik struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Posey grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| Belt walked. | 3 | 5 |
| Crawford grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| George Kontos pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Barnes singled to right center. | 3 | 5 |
| Descalso sacrificed to catcher, Barnes to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Tulowitzki hit for Logan. | 3 | 5 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| Blackmon lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Axford pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Axford relieved Logan. | 3 | 5 |
| Blanco singled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| Pagán hit for Kontos. | 3 | 5 |
| Blanco stole second. | 3 | 5 |
| Pagán flied out to center, Blanco out at third. | 3 | 5 |
| McGehee reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| Pence grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, McGehee out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aoki LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .288 | .366 | .368 |
| Panik 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .302 | .373 | .423 |
| Posey C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .310 | .379 | .471 |
| Belt 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .313 | .388 | .511 |
| Crawford SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .301 | .382 | .514 |
| Blanco CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .270 | .350 | .449 |
| Maxwell RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .241 | .303 | .380 |
Affeldt P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Kontos P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Pagán PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .317 | .341 | .396 |
| McGehee 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .254 | .282 |
| Petit P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Pence PH-RF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .323 | .364 | .484 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 125 | |||
| a-singled to right for Y Petit in the 7th b-flied out to center for G Kontos in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Crawford (9, Hale); Panik (8, Hale) RBI: Aoki (13) S: Petit 2-out RBI: Aoki Giants RISP: 1-8 (Pagán 0-1, Posey 0-1, Blanco 0-1, Crawford 0-2, Aoki 1-2, Belt 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Blanco (3, 2nd base off Axford/McKenry) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The start of the game was delayed 58 minutes due to rain. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 30,180 (59.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 45 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Ed Hickox, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Marcus Pattillo |
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