San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies

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SF	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	6	10	1
COL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	—	7	11	1

Tanner Gordon (0-2, 6.95 ERA) got the ball for Colorado against Tyler Mahle (1-8, 5.70 ERA) in an early getaway game, first pitch at 2:00 PM MT, and neither guy walked in with much momentum. Gordon was fresh off a 5-run, 9-hit clunker against Miami, while Mahle had lasted just 4.1 innings in his last turn against Arizona. This was always shaping up as a shootout, not a pitchers' duel.

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Giants(37-51)

WLWLL

6

-1.5+133-108o12.5-117

Rockies(36-54)

LWWWL

7

+1.5-135+107u12.5+113

Best BetRockies +104

Postgame

The Rockies rallied for 3 in the 8th to win 7-6, cashing the moneyline pick exactly as the home-price value suggested.

Pregame

We took the Rockies at +105 on the moneyline pregame, leaning on a soft price for a home team facing a Giants rotation piece with a 5.70 ERA who'd just been rocked in his last start. Colorado's own arm wasn't much better, but Coors Field plus a banged-up Giants lineup missing Chapman made the home side's path to a win look underpriced.

San Francisco is still without Matt Chapman, who landed on the 10-day IL with an abdominal strain that had been nagging him since mid-April before it finally gave out running down the first-base line last week. Colorado, meanwhile, got center fielder Brenton Doyle back from a rehab assignment but kept him on the 10-day IL rather than activating him outright, and starters Jose Quintana and Tomoyuki Sugano remain shelved. Both rosters are patched together right now, which made this one feel like a coin flip long before the odds board ever printed a number.

Tyler Mahle

(2-8)·5.31 ERA

Jun 29 @ Diamondbacks

L

4.1IP

4ER

3K

3BB

85P

07/05 Lineup

Tanner Gordon

(0-2)·6.44 ERA

Jun 30 vs Marlins

L

5.0IP

5ER

4K

0BB

74P

07/05 Lineup

And a coin flip it was. The Giants scratched across single runs and doubles-up innings all afternoon, building a 6-4 cushion by the end of the 7th on the strength of a bullpen that actually held for once. Then the Rockies put together a 3-run 8th to flip the whole thing, and Colorado's pen slammed the door on the Giants in the 9th to seal it.

It's the same story that's defined this series and honestly this Giants season: San Francisco builds a lead against bad pitching, then can't finish the job. They'd already dropped game 1 of this set 3-15 before roaring back to beat Colorado 6-4 in the series middle game — so this was the rubber match, and the Rockies were the ones who found a way.

San Francisco Giants

(37-51)

Jul 5W@ Rockies6-4

Jul 4L@ Rockies3-15

Jul 2W@ Diamondbacks6-4

Jul 1L@ Diamondbacks2-8

Jun 30L@ Diamondbacks4-5

Colorado Rockies

(36-54)

Jul 5Lvs Giants4-6

Jul 4Wvs Giants15-3

Jul 2Wvs Marlins14-4

Jul 2Wvs Marlins6-3

Jul 1Lvs Marlins3-14

Neither team is going anywhere in the standings — Colorado sits at 36-54 and the Giants aren't much better at 37-51 — but Sunday was a reminder that both lineups can still do damage when the pitching in front of them is this shaky. The injury list on both sides only adds to the feeling that whoever's healthy on a given day is going to decide these Coors Field get-togethers.

San Francisco Giants

(11)

• 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — Chapman was diagnosed with an abdominal muscle strain following his removal from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.07/01
• 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader (foot) will start his hitting and throwing progressions later this week, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
• 10-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — The Giants placed Susac on the 10-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.06/26
• 15-Day-ILKeaton Winn (RP) — Winn (elbow) struck out two in a scoreless inning during a rehab outing with the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate in its 9-5 win over the ACL Athletics on Friday.07/05
• 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — The Giants placed Gage on the 15-day IL on Saturday due to a left elbow strain, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/04
• 60-Day-ILJoel Peguero (RP) — Peguero (hamstring) threw 30 pitches during a bullpen session Monday, Evan Webeck of the California Post reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILJason Foley (RP) — Foley (shoulder) struck out two over a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.06/15
• 60-Day-ILRowan Wick (RP) — The Giants placed Wick (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILHayden Birdsong (RP) — Birdsong underwent successful UCL reconstruction surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILRandy Rodriguez (RP) — The Giants placed Rodriguez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILJose Butto (RP) — The Giants transferred Butto (arm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Colorado Rockies

(12)

• 10-Day-ILBrenton Doyle (CF) — The Rockies returned Doyle (oblique) from his rehab assignment Sunday, but he remains on the 10-day injured list.07/05
• 15-Day-ILSeth Halvorsen (RP) — The Rockies placed Halvorsen on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1, due to right shoulder inflammation.07/04
• 15-Day-ILTomoyuki Sugano (SP) — Colorado placed Sugano (back) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 1.07/04
• 15-Day-ILBlas Castano (RP) — Castano (pectoral) is expected to begin a throwing program next week, MLB.com reports.07/03
• 15-Day-ILJaden Hill (RP) — Hill (shoulder) resumed playing catch Wednesday, MLB.com reports.07/02
• 60-Day-ILJose Quintana (SP) — Quintana (elbow) is scheduled to play catch Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILChase Dollander (SP) — Dollander underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow Monday, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILWelinton Herrera (RP) — Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Monday that Herrera (elbow) has been diagnosed with a torn UCL and will miss the remainder of the season, Jack Janes of MLB.com reports.06/02
• 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown (SP) — Brown (shoulder) had been scheduled to throw a live bullpen session this weekend, MLB.com reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILRJ Petit (RP) — The Rockies transferred Petit (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl (RP) — The Rockies placed Ohl (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILKris Bryant (DH) — Bryant said Tuesday that the ongoing pain in his back continues to prevent him from participating in baseball activities, though he's still consulting with doctors and trainers for potential rehab options, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.05/08