Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants

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Mahle (1-8, 5.57 ERA) came in looking for a bounce-back after getting yanked in the fifth inning in each of his last two starts, and he found it against a Rockies lineup still missing Brenton Doyle. Freeland (2-7, 7.20 ERA) took the ball off a rough turn against the Dodgers where he allowed 6 earned runs in 5 innings, hunting for any kind of stability in a Colorado rotation that's already lost Jose Quintana, Tomoyuki Sugano and Chase Dollander to injury this season.

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Rockies(39-57)

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2

+1.5-153+135o8.5-113

Giants(39-55)

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-1.5+150-138u8.5+113

Best BetGiants -156

Postgame

Mahle tossed 7 strong innings and the Giants cashed the moneyline in a 4-2 win.

Pregame

San Francisco opened at -148 and Tyler Mahle made the price look sharp, tossing his best start of the year. The Giants' bats stayed quiet for four innings, but the number reflected two shaky rotations more than form, and the home arm won that battle.

San Francisco's outfield picture got thinner Friday when Victor Bericoto joined Jonah Cox and Harrison Bader on the injured list, and the Giants are already without Matt Chapman at third. Colorado's bullpen is in worse shape — Seth Halvorsen, Blas Castano and Jaden Hill are all rehabbing arms on a unit that's been stretched thin all year. Oracle Park had the Giants as home favorites, and the price leaned more on a wrecked Rockies pitching staff than anything in the standings.

Kyle Freeland

(2-9)·7.28 ERA

Jul 6 @ Dodgers

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5.0IP

6ER

2K

0BB

72P

07/11 Lineup

Tyler Mahle

(2-9)·5.31 ERA

Jul 5 @ Rockies

ND

4.1IP

3ER

5K

0BB

75P

07/11 Lineup

It played out mostly to script for six innings. Freeland actually pitched well, working around traffic and racking up 9 strikeouts, but a balk let Sullivan score in the third and the Giants couldn't answer until the fifth, when a Rodríguez double brought home Eldridge to tie it.

The game turned in the sixth. Casey Schmitt hammered a three-run homer 415 feet to left-center, plating Ramos and Arraez and turning a nervy tie game into a laugher. Mahle cruised through 7 innings on just 1 run allowed — his best outing of a season that had been defined by early exits.

Colorado Rockies

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Jul 11W@ Giants4-3

Jul 10L@ Giants2-8

Jul 9L@ Dodgers3-4

Jul 8W@ Dodgers4-3

Jul 7L@ Dodgers7-8

San Francisco Giants

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Jul 11Lvs Rockies3-4

Jul 10Wvs Rockies8-2

Jul 8Lvs Blue Jays0-10

Jul 8Lvs Blue Jays3-9

Jul 7Wvs Blue Jays10-1

Colorado still had one more shot. Kyle Karros, who's quietly been one of the few bright spots in a lost Rockies season, crushed a 435-foot solo homer in the eighth to cut the deficit to 2. It wasn't enough — Brubaker closed it out in the ninth, and the Giants held on for a 4-2 win to salvage the finale after dropping the first two games of the series.

Colorado Rockies

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• 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

San Francisco Giants

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• 10-Day-ILMatt Chapman (3B) — Chapman (abdomen) will not participate in baseball activities over the weekend, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/11
• 10-Day-ILVictor Bericoto (RF) — The Giants placed Bericoto on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left oblique strain.07/10
• 10-Day-ILDaniel Susac (C) — Susac (back) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout.07/10
• 10-Day-ILJonah Cox (CF) — Cox went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 18-3 win over the Cubs.07/08
• 10-Day-ILHarrison Bader (CF) — Bader (foot) will take batting practice Monday and run the bases Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.07/06
• 15-Day-ILMatt Gage (RP) — Gage will be re-evaluated in one month after an MRI revealed a moderate left flexor strain, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.07/08
• 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

Both teams are toiling in last place with matching sub-.500 records, but Saturday was a reminder that even bad teams have live arms and thump left in the tank. Mahle looked like a different pitcher for a day, and Karros continues to look like a piece worth building around in Denver.