DENVER -- Chad Bettis
held his right fist aloft for a moment as the ovation from the crowd
washed over him. He then tapped his chest and pointed toward the sky.
"Wow," the right-hander said, his immediate reaction after his best-ever performance.
Bettis threw a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam as part of a six-run third and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Monday.
Bettis (12-7) was perfect until Eduardo Nunez singled with two outs in the fifth inning. He struck out seven and walked none.
After getting Angel Pagan on a grounder to end the game, he was almost in disbelief. The cheers were great. The hugs from teammates, too. Same with the water over the head.
"It's something that's once in a lifetime," Bettis said, before adding, "hopefully, it occurs a little bit more."
San Francisco intentionally walked Nolan Arenado to face Gonzalez in the third. Gonzalez lined a fastball from Matt Moore over the fence in right-center for his second grand slam of the season.
Gonzalez understood the move. Arenado is one of the top run-producers in the league and the player nicknamed Cargo is in a funk.
"They took their chances. Didn't work," Gonzalez said. "Good for us, bad for them."
An erratic Moore (2-4 with Giants, 9-11 overall) allowed six runs in 2 2/3 innings -- his shortest outing of the season. He walked four and threw two wild pitches.
"I have to be a ton better than that," Moore said.
Moore, who was acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31, had trouble with his release point in the third. He walked the first two batters of the inning, including Bettis when the pitcher tried to put down a bunt. That paved the way to the decisive inning.
Two batters after Gonzalez's drive, Nick Hundley hit a solo homer to give the Rockies a 6-0 lead.
The Giants had the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, but things have unraveled. They've gone a major league-worst 16-31 since then, lost their lead in the NL West and are now trying to hang on to a wild-card spot.
"It's time for us to wake up here," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We are better than this."
Bettis was stellar in the best outing of his career, getting 15 groundball outs. He surrendered a leadoff double to Trevor Brown in the sixth, but worked his way out of the jam.
The 27-year-old Bettis called this his best game in terms of feel for his pitches. He fell behind leadoff hitter Denard Span 3-0 to start the game, before getting him to ground, and was in command the rest of the way.
"He could throw any pitch for a strike at any time," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "That was outstanding by Chad."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: C Buster Posey received a day off after spending 13 innings behind the plate Sunday during a loss in Chicago against the Cubs. "I've got to keep an eye on these guys and keep them fresh," Bochy said.
Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon was out of the lineup for a third straight game with tightness in his lower back. ... Weiss isn't ruling out the return of rookie SS Trevor Story (torn ligament in left thumb) before the end of the season. Story has been on the DL since Aug. 2. "If that happens, great," Weiss said. ... OF Ryan Raburn left the game in the sixth with a bruised left foot.
A GRAND TIME
It was Gonzalez's sixth grand slam with the Rockies, tying him with Dante Bichette and Andres Galarraga for second-most in team history, according to the Rockies. Todd Helton leads with seven.
POWER STRUGGLE
Part of the problem for the Giants has been a lack of power, with just 36 homers in the second half. Some of their better long ball hitters -- Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt and Posey -- have gone a combined 243 at bats without leaving the yard.
"I can't explain it for you," Bochy said. "Hopefully, that means we'll hit a few from this point on."
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.06 ERA) is 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA in two starts against Colorado.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (5-5, 3.43 ERA) has allowed three or less runs in 12 of his 15 starts.
San Francisco Giants
"Wow," the right-hander said, his immediate reaction after his best-ever performance.
Bettis threw a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Carlos Gonzalez hit a grand slam as part of a six-run third and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Monday.
Bettis (12-7) was perfect until Eduardo Nunez singled with two outs in the fifth inning. He struck out seven and walked none.
After getting Angel Pagan on a grounder to end the game, he was almost in disbelief. The cheers were great. The hugs from teammates, too. Same with the water over the head.
"It's something that's once in a lifetime," Bettis said, before adding, "hopefully, it occurs a little bit more."
San Francisco intentionally walked Nolan Arenado to face Gonzalez in the third. Gonzalez lined a fastball from Matt Moore over the fence in right-center for his second grand slam of the season.
Gonzalez understood the move. Arenado is one of the top run-producers in the league and the player nicknamed Cargo is in a funk.
"They took their chances. Didn't work," Gonzalez said. "Good for us, bad for them."
An erratic Moore (2-4 with Giants, 9-11 overall) allowed six runs in 2 2/3 innings -- his shortest outing of the season. He walked four and threw two wild pitches.
"I have to be a ton better than that," Moore said.
Moore, who was acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31, had trouble with his release point in the third. He walked the first two batters of the inning, including Bettis when the pitcher tried to put down a bunt. That paved the way to the decisive inning.
Two batters after Gonzalez's drive, Nick Hundley hit a solo homer to give the Rockies a 6-0 lead.
The Giants had the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, but things have unraveled. They've gone a major league-worst 16-31 since then, lost their lead in the NL West and are now trying to hang on to a wild-card spot.
"It's time for us to wake up here," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We are better than this."
Bettis was stellar in the best outing of his career, getting 15 groundball outs. He surrendered a leadoff double to Trevor Brown in the sixth, but worked his way out of the jam.
The 27-year-old Bettis called this his best game in terms of feel for his pitches. He fell behind leadoff hitter Denard Span 3-0 to start the game, before getting him to ground, and was in command the rest of the way.
"He could throw any pitch for a strike at any time," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "That was outstanding by Chad."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: C Buster Posey received a day off after spending 13 innings behind the plate Sunday during a loss in Chicago against the Cubs. "I've got to keep an eye on these guys and keep them fresh," Bochy said.
Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon was out of the lineup for a third straight game with tightness in his lower back. ... Weiss isn't ruling out the return of rookie SS Trevor Story (torn ligament in left thumb) before the end of the season. Story has been on the DL since Aug. 2. "If that happens, great," Weiss said. ... OF Ryan Raburn left the game in the sixth with a bruised left foot.
A GRAND TIME
It was Gonzalez's sixth grand slam with the Rockies, tying him with Dante Bichette and Andres Galarraga for second-most in team history, according to the Rockies. Todd Helton leads with seven.
POWER STRUGGLE
Part of the problem for the Giants has been a lack of power, with just 36 homers in the second half. Some of their better long ball hitters -- Brandon Crawford, Brandon Belt and Posey -- have gone a combined 243 at bats without leaving the yard.
"I can't explain it for you," Bochy said. "Hopefully, that means we'll hit a few from this point on."
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.06 ERA) is 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA in two starts against Colorado.
Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (5-5, 3.43 ERA) has allowed three or less runs in 12 of his 15 starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Span grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pagán grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Tapia grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu to second on wild pitch by Moore. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| González popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Pence grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Raburn lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cardullo lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Belt lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Brown grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Moore struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Adames walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bettis walked, Adames to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tapia reached on infield single to shortstop, Adames to third, Bettis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu hit sacrifice fly to right, Adames scored, Bettis to third, Tapia to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| González homered to right (408 feet), Bettis, Tapia and Arenado scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Hundley homered to left center (406 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| Cardullo singled to left center. | 0 | 6 |
| Cardullo to second on wild pitch by Moore. | 0 | 6 |
| Adames walked. | 0 | 6 |
| Cain relieved Moore. | 0 | 6 |
| Cardullo to third on wild pitch by Cain. | 0 | 6 |
| Bettis struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Span flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Pagán grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Tapia lined out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Arenado lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Pence struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| Panik grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 6 |
| Núñez singled to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Belt grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Raburn struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| Hundley popped out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Dahl in left field. | 0 | 6 |
| Brown doubled to deep center. | 0 | 6 |
| Gillaspie hit for Cain. | 0 | 6 |
| Gillaspie popped out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Pagán flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blach relieved Cain. | 0 | 6 |
| Cardullo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Adames flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Bettis grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Pence grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Panik grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Tapia grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| LeMahieu lined out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Arenado grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Brown grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| González doubled to deep center. | 0 | 6 |
| Dahl walked. | 0 | 6 |
| Hundley popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Cardullo popped out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Adames grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bettis pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Parker hit for Blach. | 0 | 6 |
| Parker lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 6 |
| Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Pagán grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Francisco Giants
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .266 | .327 | .379 |
| Pagán LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .283 | .335 | .424 |
| Crawford SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .271 | .336 | .439 |
| Pence RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .273 | .342 | .433 |
| Panik 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .326 | .398 |
| Núñez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .229 | .300 | .390 |
| Belt 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .267 | .383 | .458 |
| Brown C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .299 | .391 |
| Moore P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cain P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .074 | .222 |
a-Gillaspie PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .290 | .422 |
Blach P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Parker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .366 | .412 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103 | |||
| a-popped out to first for M Cain in the 6th b-lined out to pitcher for T Blach in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Brown (7, Bettis) Giants RISP: 0-3 (Span 0-1, Pagán 0-1, Gillaspie 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF RABURN LEFT GAME TOP 6TH (LEFT FOOT CONTUSION) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 26,574 (52.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:24 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
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