Another game, another late rally from the San Francisco Giants.
For the second straight night, the Giants came alive late at Coors Field, scoring seven runs in the final two innings to turn a 6–3 deficit into a 10–7 win over the Rockies. The victory pushes their winning streak to seven and marks their 20th comeback win of the season.
The Giants (40–28) are now just half a game behind the division-leading Dodgers (41–28) and sit 12 games over .500, their best mark this season.
Despite losing two key players, third baseman Matt Chapman (hand inflammation) and catcher Patrick Bailey (neck strain), the team showed resilience. Willy Adames, Casey Schmitt and Mike Yastrzemski all delivered big performances to help the Giants score double digits for the first time since 13 May.
Adames set the tone early with a first-inning homer, his second in as many games, and added a sacrifice fly in the third. In the eighth, he, Heliot Ramos and Dominic Smith singled to load the bases. Schmitt worked an eight-pitch walk to force in a run, and Yastrzemski followed with a two-run double to tie the game.
“Just a grindy at-bat,” said Schmitt. “I just went in there trying not to think too much and just tried to battle.”
“You’re always confident with Yaz up there. He was able to come through. That was awesome.”
With the game tied, Tyler Fitzgerald dropped a perfect safety squeeze, allowing Schmitt to slide in just ahead of the tag. Though initially called out, the Giants challenged the play and the call was overturned.
“He looked safe right away to me,” manager Bob Melvin said. “And then Casey’s reaction to it, too, the baserunner usually knows.”
“I knew instantly,” Schmitt added. “I felt like my hand was in there before I got tagged.”
The Giants added three more runs in the ninth, with RBI singles from Schmitt and Yastrzemski, putting the game out of reach. The win also ended a streak of eight consecutive one-run games, their longest since 2014.
Schmitt, now 4-for-8 with a home run and three RBIs since replacing Chapman, also impressed on defence. In the fifth, he ranged into foul territory to field a tricky chopper and made a brilliant throw to first to end the inning.
“It’s a great opportunity for him,” Melvin said. “He made a great play defensively. He’s got a real opportunity to do some good things while Chappy is out. We’re lucky to have him.”
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