Final
Champs roll into Colorado
May 22, 2015 - 2:48 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants are on a roll and look to push their win streak to seven games when they start a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies Friday at Coors Field.The NL West rivals play a doubleheader on Saturday.
The Giants have ripped off six wins in a row and are 14-5 this month. They recorded a three-game sweep of the rival Los Angeles Dodgers with Thursday's second straight 4-0 win, as Madison Bumgarner threw 6 1/3 shutout innings. He also homered at the plate and improved to 5-2.
"We kind of kid around with the pitchers sometimes that if you want to win the game, throw a shutout and hit a homer," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "(Bumgarner) was trying to do that."
Hunter Pence had two RBI and Angel Pagan went 2-for-4 with two runs scored for San Francisco, which outscored the Dodgers 10-0 in the series and pulled within 1 1/2 games of Los Angeles for the NL West lead.
Ryan Vogelsong gets the nod for the Giants Friday and is 2-2 with a 5.31 earned run average in eight games (6 starts). Vogelsong is 2-0 in his last three starts and received plenty of run support in Saturday's 11-2 victory at Cincinnati, tossing 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball.
Vogelsong is 5-3 with a 4.76 ERA in 16 career games (11 starts) against the Rockies.
Colorado earned a split of a four-game set versus the Philadelphia Phillies with Thursday afternoon's 7-3 triumph.
Michael McKenry hit a two-run homer and Brandon Barnes went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Rockies. Jorge De La Rosa gave up three runs in 4 1/3 innings and Christian Bergman picked up the win in relief.
"The bullpen did a great job again," said Rockies manager Walt Weiss. "Jorge really labored through the outing, but he dodged some bullets and kept us in position to win the game, but it certainly wasn't easy."
Kyle Kendrick gets the nod for the Rockies Friday and is 1-5 with a 6.70 earned run average in eight starts. He is winless (0-5) since winning on Opening Day and pitched well in defeat in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the LA Angels, charged with only a run and three hits in seven innings.
Kendrick has allowed three runs over his last two starts and is 2-2 with a 4.68 ERA in eight career games (5 starts) against the Giants.
Colorado is 4-1 against San Francisco this season.
- SAN FRANCISCO: 11
COLORADO: 8
Final
May 23 1:27 AM - Paulsen doubled to right, McKenry scored, C.Gonzalez to third.
Giants 11, Rockies 8 Bot 9, 2 OutsMay 23 1:25 AM - Ben Paulsen doubles to deep right center field. Carlos Gonzalez to third. Michael McKenry scores.
Giants 11, Rockies 8 Bot 9, 2 OutsMay 23 1:24 AM - C.Gonzalez singled to right, B.Barnes scored, McKenry to second.
Giants 11, Rockies 7 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 23 1:17 AM - Carlos Gonzalez singles to right center field. Michael McKenry to second. Brandon Barnes scores.
Giants 11, Rockies 7 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 23 1:16 AM - McKenry singled to center, Ynoa scored, B.Barnes to third.
Giants 11, Rockies 6 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 23 1:15 AM - Michael McKenry singles to left center field. Brandon Barnes to third. Rafael Ynoa scores.
Giants 11, Rockies 6 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 23 1:15 AM - B.Barnes singled to left, LeMahieu scored, Ynoa to second.
Giants 11, Rockies 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 22 11:32 PM - Brandon Barnes singles to left field. Rafael Ynoa to second. DJ LeMahieu scores.
Giants 11, Rockies 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsMay 22 11:31 PM - M.Duffy homered to left on a 0-2 count, B.Crawford scored.
Giants 11, Rockies 4 Top 9, 2 OutsMay 22 11:23 PM - Brandon Crawford singles to center field. Hunter Pence scores.
Giants 9, Rockies 4 Top 9, 2 OutsMay 22 11:21 PM - Hunter Pence doubles to deep left field. Brandon Belt scores.
Giants 8, Rockies 4 Top 9, 2 OutsMay 22 11:20 PM - Wilin Rosario doubles to deep right field. Troy Tulowitzki scores.
Giants 7, Rockies 4 Bot 8, 2 OutsMay 22 11:03 PM - LeMahieu homered to right on a 0-0 count, W.Rosario scored, Hundley scored.
Giants 7, Rockies 3 Bot 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:45 PM - DJ LeMahieu homers. Nick Hundley scores. Wilin Rosario scores.
Giants 7, Rockies 3 Bot 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:45 PM - Posey doubled to right, Panik scored, Pagan to third.
Giants 6, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:32 PM - Buster Posey doubles to deep right field. Angel Pagan scores. Joe Panik scores.
Giants 7, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:31 PM - Pagan singled to center, Aoki scored, Panik to second.
Giants 5, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:31 PM - Angel Pagan singles to center field. Joe Panik to second. Norichika Aoki scores.
Giants 5, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:30 PM - Panik singled to right, M.Duffy scored, Aoki to second.
Giants 4, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:29 PM - Joe Panik singles to right field. Norichika Aoki to second. Matt Duffy scores.
Giants 4, Rockies 0 Top 7, 1 OutMay 22 10:29 PM - Brandon Belt homers to right field. Buster Posey scores.
Giants 3, Rockies 0 Top 6, 1 OutMay 22 10:02 PM - Posey walked, Vogelsong scored, Panik to third, Pagan to second.
Giants 1, Rockies 0 Top 3, 2 OutsMay 22 9:07 PM - Angel Pagan to second. Joe Panik to third. Ryan Vogelsong scores.
Giants 1, Rockies 0 Top 3, 2 OutsMay 22 9:06 PM - Norichika Aoki lines out to left field to Ben Paulsen.
May 22 8:14 PM - SAN FRANCISCO: 0
COLORADO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 22 8:12 PM
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