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Backed by a remarkable performance from outfielder Alex Dickerson, the San Francisco Giants marched into Coors Field on Tuesday evening and dismantled the Colorado Rockies by the score of 23-5. San Francisco entered play with a record of 17-19, trailing their divisional rivals in the standings by just 0.5 games. Although the Giants recently shook their offensive woes to claim a series victory in Arizona, nobody could have predicted tonight's onslaught. In this contest, Dickerson tallied six RBIs on three home runs (of the solo, two-run, and three-run varieties) to propel the Giants to victory. Adding a pair of doubles to his name, he became just the 15th player in MLB history to record five extra-base hits in a single game. San Francisco's offensive explosion was also fueled by six RBIs from Brandon Crawford (including a three-run homer and two-run double) and six RBIs from Donovan Solano (including a pair of two-run doubles). Dickerson, Crawford, and Solano became the firs...

After allowing a series-clinching opportunity to slip through their grasp on Wednesday evening, the San Francisco Giants went back to work on Thursday afternoon in pursuit of an overall record of 7-3. With Matt Cain and Jorge De La Rosa quickly locked in a pitcher’s duel, San Francisco’s chances at a series victory seemed rather substantial. In the first four innings, Colorado’s explosive offense managed only one hit, while the Giants struck first, taking the lead in the top of the fourth on a wild pitch which scored center-fielder Denard Span. In the bottom of the fifth inning, however, disaster would strike for a confident San Francisco squad. First, Gerardo Parra launched a solo-shot into right field to even the score at one apiece. Then, Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa knocked one into right field, plating a pair and boosting the Rockies lead to 3-1. As though still unsatisfied, Colorado would proceed to load the bases (which resulted in Matt Cain’s remo...

With an impressive series-opening victory now behind them, the San Francisco Giants entered Coors Field on Wednesday evening in hopes of dropping the Colorado Rockies once more to clinch an early series-victory. Unfortunately for San Francisco, however, their starting pitcher Jake Peavy was unable to quite keep pace with Colorado's starter Jordan Lyles (who also struggled mightily throughout the contest). Inconveniently for the Giants, the Rockies struck rather early this evening, courtesy of a sacrifice fly from Trevor Story and an RBI ground-out from Nolan Arenado in the bottom of the first inning. In the top of the third, however, the Giants were quick to respond, as Denard Span ripped a two-out double into right-center field to plate Angel Pagan and Trevor Brown, evening the score at 2-2. The game would continue very much in this manner -- the Rockies would score, the Giants would answer, the Rockies would score again . . . In the bottom of the third inning, Colorado ...

Following an impressive series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants flew eastward towards Denver, in preparation for their first series of the young season against another divisional opponent: the Colorado Rockies. The first game of this season series would feature a pair of right-handed starting pitchers, including nine-year-veteran Jeff Samardzija, and developing twenty six-year-old Tyler Chatwood. With the Giants sporting a division-leading record of 5-2, San Francisco’s odds of knocking off the subpar Colorado Rockies seemed to be high, regardless of the marvelous efforts of Colorado’s talented rookie shortstop, Trevor Story. In the bottom of the second inning, however, Colorado became the first team to strike, as Gerardo Parra would trot home on a Nick Hundley double-play ball to give the Rockies a 1-0 advantage. Nevertheless, San Francisco’s impressive early record of 5-0 in games in which their opponent had scored first, held true to for...