SAN FRANCISCO -- The Colorado Rockies lost starter Jon Gray
early with a re-aggravated toe injury, so they turned to solid relief
pitching and strong defense -- and got just enough from their sputtering
offense -- to beat the San Francisco Giants.
Trevor Story hit a two-run homer and five Colorado pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Rockies' 3-1 victory on Thursday night. The Giants loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but Greg Holland -- who notched his sixth straight save this season -- got Eduardo Nunez to ground into a game-ending double play.
"Tonight we pitched really well and played good defense," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "Your starter gets knocked out early, and your bullpen comes through."
Gray left with a re-aggravated toe injury after allowing one hit in three scoreless innings. Chris Rusin (1-0) pitched the next 3 1/3 innings, allowing one run and two hits. Adam Ottavino got four straight outs, Mike Dunn got one more and Holland pitched the ninth -- getting out of trouble after the Giants loaded the bases on two infield singles and a walk.
"We owe ourselves two or three comebacks, because we've lost some tough ones," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "You'd like to think tonight was going to happen. But we came up short. It's hard to win a ballgame when you score just one run."
Gray, who originally hurt the big toe on his left foot during spring training, said he reinjured it while leaping to snag a high hopper in the second inning. He had X-rays taken, but Black said the team wouldn't know the severity of the injury until Friday morning and couldn't speculate on whether Gray will make his next start.
"I just have to stay off it and give it some rest," Gray said after the game. "If I were to try to run right now, it would be tough."
Story's first home run of the season came with two outs in the fourth inning against Giants starter Madison Bumgarner (0-2), who allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out eight. It is the worst start to a season for Bumgarner, a four-time All-Star, since he went 0-6 in his first eight starts in 2011.
"All you can do is control what you can control. You go out there and do your job," Bumgarner said. "And at the end of the day, if you can keep your team in the game and give them a chance to win, that's all you can do. There's no need to add any unneeded pressure on yourself."
Mark Reynolds added a run-scoring single in the sixth inning for the Rockies.
The Giants' only run came on a sacrifice fly by Nunez in the seventh inning.
CRAWFORD MOURNS
Shortstop Brandon Crawford was not in the starting lineup for the Giants after driving to Los Angeles on Wednesday night with his wife, Jalynne, to join her family after the death of her oldest sister. He rejoined the team before Thursday night's game and pinch-hit in the eighth inning, grounding out to first base on the first pitch he saw.
GRAY'S NEW LOOK
Gray was making his first start since having eight inches of his hair cut and donated to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged kids under age 21 suffering from long-term hair loss due to a medical reason.
BELT ENDS SLUMP
Brandon Belt's single in the seventh inning for the Giants ended an 0-for-18 slump. He grounded out in the ninth inning,
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: 1B Ian Desmond, who broke his left hand during spring training, has started to play catch and take a few ground balls, Black said, adding that "these are good signs for Ian." Desmond is with the team, but no timetable for his return has been set, Black said.
Giants: C Buster Posey is lifting weights and doing some cardio workouts as he recovers from concussion symptoms. Bochy said he's optimistic Posey will be able to return April 18 when he comes off the disabled list. "He's feeling good, he's doing well," Bochy said. "We're going to ramp it up a little bit and see how he does."
UP NEXT
Rockies: Tyler Anderson starts the second game of the four-game series in San Francisco.
Giants: Johnny Cueto faces the Rockies, against whom he is 5-0 with a 1.33 ERA over his last seven starts. He went 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in four starts against Colorado last season.
Colorado Rockies
Trevor Story hit a two-run homer and five Colorado pitchers combined on a five-hitter in the Rockies' 3-1 victory on Thursday night. The Giants loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but Greg Holland -- who notched his sixth straight save this season -- got Eduardo Nunez to ground into a game-ending double play.
"Tonight we pitched really well and played good defense," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "Your starter gets knocked out early, and your bullpen comes through."
Gray left with a re-aggravated toe injury after allowing one hit in three scoreless innings. Chris Rusin (1-0) pitched the next 3 1/3 innings, allowing one run and two hits. Adam Ottavino got four straight outs, Mike Dunn got one more and Holland pitched the ninth -- getting out of trouble after the Giants loaded the bases on two infield singles and a walk.
"We owe ourselves two or three comebacks, because we've lost some tough ones," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "You'd like to think tonight was going to happen. But we came up short. It's hard to win a ballgame when you score just one run."
Gray, who originally hurt the big toe on his left foot during spring training, said he reinjured it while leaping to snag a high hopper in the second inning. He had X-rays taken, but Black said the team wouldn't know the severity of the injury until Friday morning and couldn't speculate on whether Gray will make his next start.
"I just have to stay off it and give it some rest," Gray said after the game. "If I were to try to run right now, it would be tough."
Story's first home run of the season came with two outs in the fourth inning against Giants starter Madison Bumgarner (0-2), who allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out eight. It is the worst start to a season for Bumgarner, a four-time All-Star, since he went 0-6 in his first eight starts in 2011.
"All you can do is control what you can control. You go out there and do your job," Bumgarner said. "And at the end of the day, if you can keep your team in the game and give them a chance to win, that's all you can do. There's no need to add any unneeded pressure on yourself."
Mark Reynolds added a run-scoring single in the sixth inning for the Rockies.
The Giants' only run came on a sacrifice fly by Nunez in the seventh inning.
CRAWFORD MOURNS
Shortstop Brandon Crawford was not in the starting lineup for the Giants after driving to Los Angeles on Wednesday night with his wife, Jalynne, to join her family after the death of her oldest sister. He rejoined the team before Thursday night's game and pinch-hit in the eighth inning, grounding out to first base on the first pitch he saw.
GRAY'S NEW LOOK
Gray was making his first start since having eight inches of his hair cut and donated to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged kids under age 21 suffering from long-term hair loss due to a medical reason.
BELT ENDS SLUMP
Brandon Belt's single in the seventh inning for the Giants ended an 0-for-18 slump. He grounded out in the ninth inning,
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: 1B Ian Desmond, who broke his left hand during spring training, has started to play catch and take a few ground balls, Black said, adding that "these are good signs for Ian." Desmond is with the team, but no timetable for his return has been set, Black said.
Giants: C Buster Posey is lifting weights and doing some cardio workouts as he recovers from concussion symptoms. Bochy said he's optimistic Posey will be able to return April 18 when he comes off the disabled list. "He's feeling good, he's doing well," Bochy said. "We're going to ramp it up a little bit and see how he does."
UP NEXT
Rockies: Tyler Anderson starts the second game of the four-game series in San Francisco.
Giants: Johnny Cueto faces the Rockies, against whom he is 5-0 with a 1.33 ERA over his last seven starts. He went 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in four starts against Colorado last season.
10:15PM,EDT,April 13,2017
AT&T Park, San Francisco,California
AT&T Park, San Francisco,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Blackmon lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado walked, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to third, Arenado out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Span singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik grounded into double play, third to second to first, Span out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cardullo grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Garneau struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Pence struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Gillaspie lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Parker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Federowicz walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bumgarner fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Span grounded into fielder's choice to second, Federowicz out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Arenado lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Story homered to left (409 feet), González scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Cardullo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Panik walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Rusin relieved Gray. | 2 | 0 |
| Belt lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Pence struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Gillaspie grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Rusin grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Blackmon popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Núñez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Federowicz lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Madison Bumgarner pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| LeMahieu singled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to center, LeMahieu to second. | 2 | 0 |
| González flied out to center, LeMahieu to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds singled to center, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Cardullo flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Bumgarner grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Span grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Panik grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Ramírez relieved Bumgarner. | 3 | 0 |
| Garneau fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Rusin singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked, Rusin to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Belt reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pence grounded into fielder's choice to third, Belt out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Gillaspie singled to right, Pence to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Ottavino relieved Rusin. | 3 | 0 |
| Núñez hit sacrifice fly to left, Pence scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| González popped out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Reynolds popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Story flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Crawford hit for Federowicz. | 3 | 1 |
| Crawford grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Hundley hit for Ramírez. | 3 | 1 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Dunn relieved Ottavino. | 3 | 1 |
| Span grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Blach relieved Ramírez. | 3 | 1 |
| Hundley catching. | 3 | 1 |
| Cardullo flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Adames hit for Dunn. | 3 | 1 |
| Adames lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Holland relieved Dunn. | 3 | 1 |
| Panik reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Belt grounded into fielder's choice to second, Panik out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Pence reached on infield single to shortstop, Belt to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gillaspie walked, Belt to third, Pence to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Núñez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gillaspie out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .233 | .298 | .442 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .211 | .302 | .368 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .308 | .400 | .590 |
| González RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .205 | .238 | .359 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .306 | .375 | .722 |
| Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .143 | .268 | .314 |
| Cardullo LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .176 | .000 |
| Garneau C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .167 | .250 | .389 |
| Gray P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Rusin P
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Adames PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 146 | |||
| a-lined out to left for M Dunn in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Story (1, 4th inning off Bumgarner 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Story 2 (2), Reynolds (11) 2-out RBI: Story 2 Rockies RISP: 1-7 (Story 0-1, Reynolds 1-2, Cardullo 0-1, González 0-2, Arenado 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: LeMahieu (1, 3rd base off Bumgarner/Federowicz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Arenado-LeMahieu-Reynolds, LeMahieu-Story-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP GRAY (LEFT BIG TOE) LEFT GAME BOT 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA |
| Attendance | 41,915 (100% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
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