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Giants Top Rockies 6-3 as Adames Nears 30, McDonald Earns First Win

The victory kept San Francisco within one game of Arizona with two to play.

Giants shortstop Willy Adames hits a two-run home run during the first inning of Friday's game against the Rockies at Oracle Park. 
Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Colorado Rockies during the second inning of Friday's game at Oracle Park. 
Giants starter Trevor McDonald pitched seven solid innings against the Rockies, allowing three runs and striking out 10 at Oracle Park on Friday. 
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Overview

  • Willy Adames hit his 29th home run shortly after receiving the Willie Mac Award, moving within one of the Giants’ first 30-homer season since 2004.
  • Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald logged seven innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks for his first major-league win.
  • Heliot Ramos delivered a three-run homer for an early cushion, and Jung Hoo Lee went 3-for-4 with his 12th triple, the club’s highest total since 2012.
  • Ezequiel Tovar’s three-run blast accounted for all of Colorado’s scoring as the Rockies slipped to 43-117.
  • Germán Márquez fell to 3-16 with his seventh straight loss, surrendering all six San Francisco runs in 4 1/3 innings.