DENVER -- Bud Black received quite a workout strolling to the mound for so many pitching changes.
And yet this was exactly how the Colorado manager envisioned the night going -- using plenty of arms and the bats springing to life.
Trevor Story homered, Nolan Arenado picked up his major league lead-tying 112th RBI with a double as part of a four-run sixth and the Rockies beat San Francisco 9-6 on Tuesday for their 10th straight win over the Giants at Coors Field.
Once spot starter Tyler Chatwood left after three innings -- he reached his pitch limit -- Colorado used eight relievers with Chris Rusin (4-0) earning the win. Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his 37th save as the Rockies increased their lead to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee for the second NL wild-card spot.
"Is that some kind of record (for pitchers used) in a nine-inning game?" Black joked. "What's great about it is so many guys contributed."
A late Giants rally, though, made things interesting.
San Francisco trailed 7-3 in the eighth, when Denard Span lined a two-out, two-run double. Joe Panik followed with an RBI single -- his fourth hit of the game. Adam Ottavino was summoned to the mound and struck out Buster Posey on a 3-2 pitch way outside the zone to end the inning.
Colorado added two insurance runs in the bottom of the inning, when pinch-hitter Carlos Gonzalez lined an RBI double. DJ LeMahieu added another run-scoring double.
"This is just about picking each other up," catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. "Not everyone is going to have a great night every day, so we were able to pick each other up tonight through our offense."
Denver native Ty Blach (8-12) surrendered five runs over 5 1/3 innings for the Giants. Blach made his major league debut at Coors Field on this day a season ago.
"I felt like I made a lot of really, really good pitches tonight," Blach said. "I just really didn't make them when I needed to, I guess."
Arenado's 112 RBI ties him with Miami's Giancarlo Stanton for most in the majors. The Rockies third baseman has led the league in the category in each of the last two seasons.
Pablo Sandoval went 0 for 4 with a walk and remains hitless in his last 37 at-bats. It's tied for the longest streak by a Giants player since Johnnie LeMaster went hitless in 37 at-bats in 1984.
Chatwood was limited to 61 pitches in his first start since Aug. 2. He's recently been working out of the bullpen.
The right-hander escaped damage in the first two innings by getting double plays, and struck out Hunter Pence in the third with the bases loaded to end the threat.
"That was the expectation, go as hard as he can for as long as he can," Black said. "That's what he did."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: Posey left in the eighth after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand. Manager Bruce Bochy said it was a bruised finger and that X-rays were negative. "It swelled up pretty good right when it happened," Bochy said.
Rockies: C Ryan Hanigan (left groin strain) threw to the bases, fielded bunts and did some running Tuesday. "Went really good," said Hanigan, who's been on the DL since Aug. 22.
SCOREBOARD WATCHING
Yes, Black watches the scoreboard this late in the season, especially with his team in contention. But that's really nothing new, he explained.
"I'm a baseball fan. I watch baseball," Black said. "Opening day in April, I watched other games. I saw other scores. May 15, I checked the scores. I've been doing it all year."
THIS & THAT
Giants RHPs Reyes Moronta and Roberto Gomez both made their major league debuts in the seventh inning. Moronta was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, while Gomez had his contract purchased from Sacramento. ... LeMahieu extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a leadoff single in the sixth.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (6-7, 4.54 ERA) makes his second start Wednesday since coming back from the disabled list. He was out 45 games after dealing with blister issues and later a strained flexor tendon. He's 8-3 with a 2.71 ERA all-time against Colorado.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (11-9) leads major league rookies with a 3.89 ERA. He's 2-0 against the Giants at home.
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And yet this was exactly how the Colorado manager envisioned the night going -- using plenty of arms and the bats springing to life.
Trevor Story homered, Nolan Arenado picked up his major league lead-tying 112th RBI with a double as part of a four-run sixth and the Rockies beat San Francisco 9-6 on Tuesday for their 10th straight win over the Giants at Coors Field.
Once spot starter Tyler Chatwood left after three innings -- he reached his pitch limit -- Colorado used eight relievers with Chris Rusin (4-0) earning the win. Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his 37th save as the Rockies increased their lead to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee for the second NL wild-card spot.
"Is that some kind of record (for pitchers used) in a nine-inning game?" Black joked. "What's great about it is so many guys contributed."
A late Giants rally, though, made things interesting.
San Francisco trailed 7-3 in the eighth, when Denard Span lined a two-out, two-run double. Joe Panik followed with an RBI single -- his fourth hit of the game. Adam Ottavino was summoned to the mound and struck out Buster Posey on a 3-2 pitch way outside the zone to end the inning.
Colorado added two insurance runs in the bottom of the inning, when pinch-hitter Carlos Gonzalez lined an RBI double. DJ LeMahieu added another run-scoring double.
"This is just about picking each other up," catcher Jonathan Lucroy said. "Not everyone is going to have a great night every day, so we were able to pick each other up tonight through our offense."
Denver native Ty Blach (8-12) surrendered five runs over 5 1/3 innings for the Giants. Blach made his major league debut at Coors Field on this day a season ago.
"I felt like I made a lot of really, really good pitches tonight," Blach said. "I just really didn't make them when I needed to, I guess."
Arenado's 112 RBI ties him with Miami's Giancarlo Stanton for most in the majors. The Rockies third baseman has led the league in the category in each of the last two seasons.
Pablo Sandoval went 0 for 4 with a walk and remains hitless in his last 37 at-bats. It's tied for the longest streak by a Giants player since Johnnie LeMaster went hitless in 37 at-bats in 1984.
Chatwood was limited to 61 pitches in his first start since Aug. 2. He's recently been working out of the bullpen.
The right-hander escaped damage in the first two innings by getting double plays, and struck out Hunter Pence in the third with the bases loaded to end the threat.
"That was the expectation, go as hard as he can for as long as he can," Black said. "That's what he did."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: Posey left in the eighth after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand. Manager Bruce Bochy said it was a bruised finger and that X-rays were negative. "It swelled up pretty good right when it happened," Bochy said.
Rockies: C Ryan Hanigan (left groin strain) threw to the bases, fielded bunts and did some running Tuesday. "Went really good," said Hanigan, who's been on the DL since Aug. 22.
SCOREBOARD WATCHING
Yes, Black watches the scoreboard this late in the season, especially with his team in contention. But that's really nothing new, he explained.
"I'm a baseball fan. I watch baseball," Black said. "Opening day in April, I watched other games. I saw other scores. May 15, I checked the scores. I've been doing it all year."
THIS & THAT
Giants RHPs Reyes Moronta and Roberto Gomez both made their major league debuts in the seventh inning. Moronta was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, while Gomez had his contract purchased from Sacramento. ... LeMahieu extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a leadoff single in the sixth.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (6-7, 4.54 ERA) makes his second start Wednesday since coming back from the disabled list. He was out 45 games after dealing with blister issues and later a strained flexor tendon. He's 8-3 with a 2.71 ERA all-time against Colorado.
Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (11-9) leads major league rookies with a 3.89 ERA. He's 2-0 against the Giants at home.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Posey singled to left, Panik to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Posey out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to center, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds walked, LeMahieu to third, Arenado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra hit sacrifice fly to center, LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Story lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Pence walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Sandoval grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pence out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Hernández flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Desmond grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Lucroy grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Chatwood struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Chatwood pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blach struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Span walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Panik singled to center, Span to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Posey struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Crawford walked, Span to third, Panik to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pence struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Blackmon lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Rusin relieved Chatwood. | 0 | 1 |
| Sandoval grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Reynolds popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Parra grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Story homered to left (423 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Blach struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Span reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Panik singled to center, Span to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Posey struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Crawford singled to right center, Span scored, Panik to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Estévez relieved Rusin. | 1 | 2 |
| Pence struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Lucroy lined out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| McMahon hit for Estévez. | 1 | 2 |
| McMahon struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmon flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Senzatela relieved Estévez. | 1 | 2 |
| Sandoval struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Hernández fouled out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| LeMahieu singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left center, LeMahieu scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Reynolds doubled to left, Arenado scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Parra lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Law relieved Blach. | 1 | 4 |
| Reynolds to third on wild pitch by Law. | 1 | 4 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Desmond doubled to deep right center, Reynolds scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Lucroy singled to left, Desmond scored. | 1 | 6 |
| Lucroy to second on wild pitch by Law. | 1 | 6 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Williamson hit for Law. | 1 | 6 |
| Williamson singled to right. | 1 | 6 |
| Span walked, Williamson to second. | 1 | 6 |
| Panik fouled out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| Posey doubled to center, Williamson and Span scored. | 3 | 6 |
| Rosscup relieved Senzatela. | 3 | 6 |
| Crawford flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Neshek relieved Rosscup. | 3 | 6 |
| Pence grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Reyes Moronta pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Williamson in right field. | 3 | 6 |
| Moronta relieved Law. | 3 | 6 |
| Blackmon struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Arenado reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Reynolds singled to right center, Arenado to third. | 3 | 6 |
| Osich relieved Moronta. | 3 | 6 |
| Parra reached on infield single to first, Arenado scored, Reynolds to second. | 3 | 7 |
| R. Gómez relieved Osich. | 3 | 7 |
| Story lined out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| McGee relieved Neshek. | 3 | 7 |
| Sandoval walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Tomlinson hit for Jones. | 3 | 7 |
| Tomlinson struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Hernández popped out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Williamson singled to left, Sandoval to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Span doubled to deep left, Sandoval and Williamson scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Panik singled to center, Span scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Ottavino relieved McGee. | 6 | 7 |
| Posey struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for San Francisco | SF | COL |
| Sandoval at first base. | 6 | 7 |
| Tomlinson at third base. | 6 | 7 |
| Melancon relieved R. Gómez. | 6 | 7 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| Lucroy singled to center. | 6 | 7 |
| González hit for Ottavino. | 6 | 7 |
| Tauchman ran for Lucroy. | 6 | 7 |
| González doubled to left center, Tauchman scored. | 6 | 8 |
| Blackmon grounded out to second, González to third. | 6 | 8 |
| Federowicz catching. | 6 | 8 |
| LeMahieu doubled to right, González scored. | 6 | 9 |
| Crick relieved Melancon. | 6 | 9 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 6 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | SF | COL |
| Wolters catching. | 6 | 9 |
| Holland relieved Ottavino. | 6 | 9 |
| Crawford grounded out to third. | 6 | 9 |
| Hundley hit for Crick. | 6 | 9 |
| Hundley flied out to center. | 6 | 9 |
| Sandoval flied out to left. | 6 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .269 | .325 | .422 |
| Panik 2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .278 | .338 | .417 |
| Posey C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .318 | .404 | .466 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 | |
| Crawford SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .245 | .296 | .403 |
| Pence RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .252 | .305 | .371 |
Moronta P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Osich P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Gómez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Melancon P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Crick P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Hundley PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .254 | .277 | .430 |
| Sandoval 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .188 | .248 | .257 |
| Jones 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .196 | .265 | .327 |
b-Tomlinson PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .259 | .341 | .302 |
| Hernández LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .256 | .327 | .325 |
| Blach P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .233 | .292 | .349 |
Law P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Williamson PH-RF
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .220 | .273 | .341 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 171 | |||
| a-singled to right for D Law in the 7th b-struck out looking for R Jones in the 8th c-flied out to center for K Crick in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Panik (23, Chatwood); Posey (28, Senzatela); Span (29, McGee) RBI: Crawford (68), Posey 2 (59), Span 2 (37), Panik (46) 2-out RBI: Crawford, Span 2, Panik GIDP: Crawford, Sandoval Giants RISP: 5-13 (Panik 1-2, Span 1-1, Pence 0-3, Posey 2-4, Crawford 1-3) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C POSEY (RIGHT HAND) LEFT GAME BOT 8TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 24,245 (48.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:31 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Chris Segal, Third Base - Joe West |
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