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Rockies End Giants’ Seven-Game Streak With Three-Run Ninth

Colorado seized on Giants reliever Randy Rodriguez’s wild ninth inning to capture an 8-7 victory.

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Overview

  • On June 12, San Francisco rallied for four runs in the eighth inning, keyed by Mike Yastrzemski’s two-run double, to beat Colorado 10-7 for a seventh straight win
  • That comeback tied the Giants’ season-long best winning streak at seven games and marked their 20th come-from-behind victory of the year
  • On June 13, the Rockies mounted a three-run ninth inning—capitalizing on Randy Rodriguez’s wildness and a Casey Schmitt error—to down San Francisco 8-7 and snap the streak
  • Colorado improved to 13-54 with the win, halting a five-game skid while still holding baseball’s worst record
  • The loss dropped the Giants to 40-29 and left them one game behind the Dodgers in the NL West as they prepare to open at Dodger Stadium