SAN FRANCISCO -- Rookie Antonio Senzatela overcame a rocky start for his second straight victory on a rainy afternoon, and the Colorado Rockies won a four-game series in San Francisco for the first time in club history.
Senzatela settled down after a rough first inning, holding San Francisco scoreless on four hits over the next six innings in the Rockies' 4-3 victory Sunday.
Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a homer and Nolan Arenado celebrated his 26th birthday with a two-run double to cap a three-run first inning as the Rockies took three of four.
"We jumped out to the quick lead, we ambushed their guy, and then they jumped on Antonio," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "A lot of young guys would have let it get to them."
Senzatela (2-0) allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings overall. Mike Dunn struck out the two batters he faced in the eighth, Adam Ottavino got another out and Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh straight save this season.
Each team scored three times in the first inning.
Though rain fell throughout the first five innings and resumed briefly in the eighth, San Francisco avoided its first home rainout in more than a decade. The last time rain forced cancellation of a game at AT&T Park was in April 2006.
"It was a little difficult, but you need to find a way to lock in in these conditions," Arenado said. "You have to figure out how to be comfortable when you're uncomfortable."
Blackmon hit the game's third pitch into the right-center stands, extending his club record with his 23rd career first-inning leadoff homer. Colorado began with four straight hits off Jeff Samardzija, capped by Arenado's double.
Samardzija (0-3) struck out eight while allowing four runs in seven innings.
"The balls were in the middle of the plate, especially in the first inning," Samardzija said. "Not to have good stuff out there today was frustrating, and to start out that way makes the rest of the day a lot tougher."
Brandon Crawford had an RBI triple for the Giants, who also got sacrifice flies from Hunter Pence and Nick Hundley.
DJ LeMahieu had a run-scoring single for Colorado in the second.
DEAL TIME
The Giants traded minor league RHP Clayton Blackburn to the Texas Rangers for minor league INF Frandy De La Rosa and cash. Blackburn made one start for Triple-A Sacramento this season. De La Rosa is hitting .253 over four minor league seasons in the Chicago Cubs' and Rangers' organizations.
LEADOFF CHARLIE
Blackmon's shot was his first leadoff homer this season, after having hit a major league-best 10 as the Rockies' first batter of the game in 2016.
BIRTHDAY BOYS
Arenado went 2 for 4 on his birthday. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy turned 62 -- with the loss, he's now 4-7 on his birthday while guiding the Giants.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: OF Jarrett Parker was placed on the 10-day disabled list a day after breaking his collarbone by slamming into the fence while catching a fly ball. Bochy said Parker, who is hitting .143 in nine games this season, had surgery Sunday and will miss about 8-10 weeks.
OKERT PROMOTED
LHP Steve Okert, recalled earlier Sunday by the Giants from Triple-A Sacramento to take Parker's place on the active roster, got one out in the eighth inning -- retiring the only batter he faced on a comebacker to the mound. Okert, who also was recalled earlier this season but did not make an appearance, was in 16 games for the Giants last season, allowing five runs on 14 hits in 14 innings.
UP NEXT
Rockies: After a day off on Monday, Kyle Freeland is scheduled to start Tuesday as Colorado continues its road trip at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Giants: Matt Cain makes the start Tuesday at the Royals to open a seven-day trip. It will be San Francisco's first visit to Kansas City since the 2014 World Series.
Colorado Rockies
Senzatela settled down after a rough first inning, holding San Francisco scoreless on four hits over the next six innings in the Rockies' 4-3 victory Sunday.
Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a homer and Nolan Arenado celebrated his 26th birthday with a two-run double to cap a three-run first inning as the Rockies took three of four.
"We jumped out to the quick lead, we ambushed their guy, and then they jumped on Antonio," Colorado manager Bud Black said. "A lot of young guys would have let it get to them."
Senzatela (2-0) allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings overall. Mike Dunn struck out the two batters he faced in the eighth, Adam Ottavino got another out and Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his seventh straight save this season.
Each team scored three times in the first inning.
Though rain fell throughout the first five innings and resumed briefly in the eighth, San Francisco avoided its first home rainout in more than a decade. The last time rain forced cancellation of a game at AT&T Park was in April 2006.
"It was a little difficult, but you need to find a way to lock in in these conditions," Arenado said. "You have to figure out how to be comfortable when you're uncomfortable."
Blackmon hit the game's third pitch into the right-center stands, extending his club record with his 23rd career first-inning leadoff homer. Colorado began with four straight hits off Jeff Samardzija, capped by Arenado's double.
Samardzija (0-3) struck out eight while allowing four runs in seven innings.
"The balls were in the middle of the plate, especially in the first inning," Samardzija said. "Not to have good stuff out there today was frustrating, and to start out that way makes the rest of the day a lot tougher."
Brandon Crawford had an RBI triple for the Giants, who also got sacrifice flies from Hunter Pence and Nick Hundley.
DJ LeMahieu had a run-scoring single for Colorado in the second.
DEAL TIME
The Giants traded minor league RHP Clayton Blackburn to the Texas Rangers for minor league INF Frandy De La Rosa and cash. Blackburn made one start for Triple-A Sacramento this season. De La Rosa is hitting .253 over four minor league seasons in the Chicago Cubs' and Rangers' organizations.
LEADOFF CHARLIE
Blackmon's shot was his first leadoff homer this season, after having hit a major league-best 10 as the Rockies' first batter of the game in 2016.
BIRTHDAY BOYS
Arenado went 2 for 4 on his birthday. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy turned 62 -- with the loss, he's now 4-7 on his birthday while guiding the Giants.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: OF Jarrett Parker was placed on the 10-day disabled list a day after breaking his collarbone by slamming into the fence while catching a fly ball. Bochy said Parker, who is hitting .143 in nine games this season, had surgery Sunday and will miss about 8-10 weeks.
OKERT PROMOTED
LHP Steve Okert, recalled earlier Sunday by the Giants from Triple-A Sacramento to take Parker's place on the active roster, got one out in the eighth inning -- retiring the only batter he faced on a comebacker to the mound. Okert, who also was recalled earlier this season but did not make an appearance, was in 16 games for the Giants last season, allowing five runs on 14 hits in 14 innings.
UP NEXT
Rockies: After a day off on Monday, Kyle Freeland is scheduled to start Tuesday as Colorado continues its road trip at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Giants: Matt Cain makes the start Tuesday at the Royals to open a seven-day trip. It will be San Francisco's first visit to Kansas City since the 2014 World Series.
4:05PM,EDT,April 16,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Blackmon homered to center (421 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| González doubled to deep right, LeMahieu to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to left center, LeMahieu and González scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded out to pitcher, Arenado to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Story popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Tapia struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Span doubled to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| Belt singled to shallow center, Span to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Pence hit sacrifice fly to right, Span scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Crawford tripled to right, Belt scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Hundley hit sacrifice fly to center, Crawford scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Núñez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Wolters singled to shallow left. | 3 | 3 |
| Senzatela sacrificed to catcher, Wolters to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first, Wolters to third. | 3 | 3 |
| LeMahieu singled to center, Wolters scored. | 4 | 3 |
| González grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Panik grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Marrero flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Samardzija lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Arenado doubled to deep left. | 4 | 3 |
| Reynolds lined out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Tapia lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Span grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Belt grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Pence flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Wolters struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Núñez popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| González lined out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Panik singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Marrero grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Panik out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Samardzija struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Reynolds reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Story struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Tapia lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Wolters grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Span grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Belt doubled to deep center. | 4 | 3 |
| Pence grounded out to second, Belt to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Crawford grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Hundley doubled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Núñez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Panik grounded out to second, Hundley to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Marrero fouled out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Steven Okert pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Okert relieved Samardzija. | 4 | 3 |
| González grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Strickland relieved Okert. | 4 | 3 |
| Arenado popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Hill hit for Strickland. | 4 | 3 |
| Hill singled to right center. | 4 | 3 |
| Dunn relieved Senzatela. | 4 | 3 |
| Span struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Ottavino relieved Dunn. | 4 | 3 |
| Pence flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for San Francisco | COL | SF |
| Melancon relieved Strickland. | 4 | 3 |
| Story struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| Tapia grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | SF |
| Holland relieved Ottavino. | 4 | 3 |
| Crawford popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Hundley struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Núñez lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .232 | .283 | .446 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .280 | .357 | .400 |
| González RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .192 | .218 | .327 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .327 | .397 | .654 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .306 | .358 | .612 |
| Story SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .114 | .264 | .250 |
| Tapia LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Wolters C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .269 | .321 | .308 |
| Senzatela P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Dunn P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ottavino P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 130 | |||
| BATTING 2B: González (4, Samardzija); Arenado 2 (5, Samardzija 2) HR: Blackmon (3, 1st inning off Samardzija 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Blackmon (9), Arenado 2 (8), LeMahieu (3) S: Senzatela 2-out RBI: LeMahieu Rockies RISP: 2-9 (Story 0-2, LeMahieu 1-1, Reynolds 0-2, Blackmon 0-1, Arenado 1-1, Tapia 0-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (LeMahieu-Story-Reynolds). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA |
| Attendance | 41,455 (98.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Jordan Baker, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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