Giants Draw First Blood
The Giants had a promising start in today’s game against the Rockies! In the top of the 2nd inning, Matt Chapman hit a double to left, followed by Mike Yastrzemski walking. Thairo Estrada drove both runners in with a clutch triple to left, giving us an early 2-0 lead.
Expanding the Lead
We added another run in the 3rd inning as Patrick Bailey grounded out but brought in Jorge Soler from third base. That made it 3-0 and had us feeling super confident!
Rockies' Response
The Rockies finally got on the board in the 6th inning with a two-run homer by Brenton Doyle. Our lead was trimmed to 3-2, but we were still in control.
Nail-Biting 7th Inning
Things got a bit tense in the 7th. A throwing error from Matt Chapman and several unfortunate plays allowed the Rockies to tie the game at 3-3. Our defense was tested, but we managed to end the inning tied.
Rockies Take the Lead 
The bottom of the 8th inning was rough. Luis Matos and Ty. Rogers came in, but the Rockies capitalized with a big hit from Jake Cave, sending three runs home. Ezequiel Tovar then blasted a solo homer to push the lead to 7-3. Ouch.Final Inning Woes
In our final at-bat, we just couldn’t get anything going. Will Vodnik shut us down, and our bats fell silent. We ended the game with a 7-3 loss.Tough game, Giants fans, but let's keep our heads up. There are brighter days ahead!
Scoreboard for Giants @ Rockies (July 20th, 2024)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |