San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

San Francisco struck first in the bottom of the 1st when Rafael Devers doubled and scored on a Bryce Eldridge single to center. But the Rockies answered emphatically in the 2nd. After Willi Castro walked and scored on Zac Veen's single, Jordan Beck and Brett Sullivan both walked to load the bases with two outs. Amador then crushed a 1-0 pitch from Giants starter Blade Tidwell to right field for a three-run homer, putting Colorado up 4-1.

The Giants roared back in the bottom half. Drew Cavanaugh singled, Turner Hill reached on a fielder's choice and Buddy Kennedy singled before Drew Gilbert singled in Hill. Devers then launched his 24th home run of the season — a three-run shot to right — flipping the lead to 5-4.

San Francisco added another run in the 3rd when Osleivis Basabe doubled and scored on Turner Hill's RBI single, making it 6-4.

The Rockies tied the game in the 5th. Tidwell walked Amador and Jake McCarthy before exiting for reliever Sam Hentges. Cole Carrigg doubled home Amador, and Mickey Moniak's sacrifice fly scored McCarthy — 6-6.

The Giants briefly regained the lead in the bottom of the 5th when Eldridge walked and scored on a Buddy Kennedy bases-loaded walk, pushing ahead 7-6.

Colorado broke the game open in the 6th. After a Troy Johnston walk and a Zac Veen force-out, Hentges walked Jordan Beck. Sullivan grounded out, moving runners to second and third, and Hentges gave way to JT Brubaker. A wild pitch from Brubaker allowed Veen to score, tying the game at 7-7. Brubaker then walked Amador and McCarthy before hitting Carrigg with a pitch to force in the go-ahead run. Reiver Sanmartin entered and promptly allowed a two-run single to Moniak that rolled through left fielder Hill for an error, scoring two more. The Rockies scored four runs on just one hit — but drew three walks, added a hit-by-pitch and benefited from a wild pitch — to take a 10-7 lead.

Brett Sullivan put the game out of reach in the 7th with his seventh home run of the season, a three-run shot to right off Keaton Winn that scored Connor Norby and Jordan Beck, making it 13-7.

Adael Amador, Rockies: 1-for-1 with 3 runs, 3 RBI, a home run and two walks, reaching base in all four plate appearances. His first career MLB homer was the catalyst.

Rafael Devers, Giants: 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, a double and his 24th home run. Produced the Giants' biggest swing of the afternoon.

Brett Sullivan, Rockies: 1-for-4 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, a walk and a seventh-inning three-run homer that sealed the result.

Mickey Moniak, Rockies: 1-for-4 with 3 RBI on a sacrifice fly and a two-run single.

The Rockies scored 13 runs on only 9 hits, while the Giants out-hit them 11-9 and lost. Colorado drew 10 walks to San Francisco's 7, and their patience paid off in the middle innings — five of their six walks from the 5th inning onward came around to score. The Giants also committed a costly error (Turner Hill in left field on Moniak's single) that turned a close play into extra bases and runs.

Colorado's 4-run 6th inning featured one hit, three walks, a hit-by-pitch, a wild pitch and a fielding error — a microcosm of a game where the Giants' bullpen could not find the strike zone at the worst moments. San Francisco relievers Sam Hentges, JT Brubaker and Reiver Sanmartin combined to allow 7 earned runs in 2-plus innings.

The Rockies (50-74) have now won the season series against the Giants (51-73) for the first time in a full season since 2018, per NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic. The two teams are separated by just one game in the NL West cellar, with Colorado pulling within a half-game of climbing out of last place. The Giants have lost back-to-back games in this series after winning the opener on Friday.

Next up: The Giants travel to face the Chicago Cubs on 18 August, while the Rockies head home to host the Washington Nationals on the same day.

A back-and-forth matinee that shifted decisively when the Giants' bullpen lost the zone. Amador's debut homer announced a promising talent, and the Rockies showed they can punish free passes — drawing 10 walks and turning them into 9 runs. For San Francisco, the inability to hold leads after the 5th inning continues to define a lost season, now one game ahead of the bottom.