Final
Posey, Giants edge Rockies as Bochy notches 1,600th win
Aug 28, 2014 - 5:34 AM San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Buster Posey belted a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to catapult the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.Tim Hudson followed Madison Bumgarner's gem by throwing eight solid innings for the Giants, but Santiago Casilla (2-3) gave up Justin Morneau's tying RBI double in the ninth.
In the bottom portion, Angel Pagan singled to left off Juan Nicasio (5-6). Hunter Pence struck out swinging on a high pitch for the second out, but Posey homered to left field on an 0-1 pitch to send the Giants to victory. It was Posey's fifth homer in his last seven games.
"He gave us the hit that we really needed tonight. That would have been a tough one to lose," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
It was also the 1,600th win in the career for Bochy, who passed Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda for sole possession of 19th place on the all-time list.
Hudson fanned eight and gave up four hits, including a fifth-inning homer to Corey Dickerson. The splash into McCovey Cove happened to be Colorado's first hit of the night.
Franklin Morales surrendered seven hits and a run over six innings for the Rockies, who lost 3-0 Tuesday when Bumgarner took a perfect game into the eighth inning until Morneau doubled.
"It felt like Frankie bent a little bit and pitched out of trouble," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He did a great job."
Matt Duffy doubled and Joe Panik singled in the fourth. Gregor Blanco then put down a perfectly-executed bunt toward first to account for the first run.
Dickerson homered to right, his 20th of the year, leading off the following inning. It was the 100th splash home run at AT&T Park
Posey singled to left field off Brooks Brown in the seventh to drive in Pagan, but Casilla suffered his fourth blown save of the year when he hit Drew Stubbs to start the ninth, and Morneau doubled to center. Michael McKenry grounded into a double play to end the frame.
Game Notes
The Giants lead Atlanta for the second wild card spot by 1 1/2 games ... Before the game, the Rockies placed pitcher Boone Logan and catcher Wilin Rosario on the 15-day disabled list; and recalled pitcher Christian Friedrich and catcher Jackson Williams from Triple-A Colorado Springs ... The Giants entered 4-for-26 with runners in scoring position over their last four games, but went 4-for-10 with RISP in this contest ... Hudson has 2,002 strikeouts for his career.
- COLORADO: 2
SAN FRANCISCO: 4
Final
Aug 28 1:12 AM - Buster Posey two-out, two-run Home Run (18) to left scored Angel Pagan to end the game.
Rockies 2, Giants 4 Bot 9, 2 OutsAug 28 1:10 AM - Buster Posey homers to left field. Angel Pagan scores.
Rockies 2, Giants 4 Bot 9, 2 OutsAug 28 1:09 AM - Justin Morneau double to center scored Drew Stubbs with none out. Runner on second and Nolan Arenado due up.
Rockies 2, Giants 2 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 28 12:51 AM - Justin Morneau doubles to deep center field. Drew Stubbs scores.
Rockies 2, Giants 2 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 28 12:51 AM - Buster Posey single to left scored Angel Pagan with one out. On the play, Hunter Pence advanced to second. Runners on first and second and Pablo Sandoval due up.
Rockies 1, Giants 2 Bot 7, 1 OutAug 28 12:31 AM - Buster Posey singles to left field. Hunter Pence to second. Angel Pagan scores.
Rockies 1, Giants 2 Bot 7, 1 OutAug 28 12:30 AM - Corey Dickerson lead-off Home Run (20) to right. Michael McKenry due up.
Rockies 1, Giants 1 Top 5, 0 OutsAug 27 11:35 PM - Gregor Blanco bunt single to catcher scored Matt Duffy with one out. On the play, Joe Panik advanced to second. Runners on first and second and Tim Hudson due up.
Rockies 0, Giants 1 Bot 4, 1 OutAug 27 11:28 PM - Gregor Blanco singles to shallow infield. Joe Panik to second. Matt Duffy scores.
Rockies 0, Giants 1 Bot 4, 1 OutAug 27 11:27 PM - Charlie Blackmon reaches on error. Fielding error by Michael Morse.
Aug 27 10:16 PM - COLORADO: 0
SAN FRANCISCO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 27 10:15 PM
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