Senzatela, LeMahieu lead Rockies past Giants
Colorado starter Antonio Senzatela settled down after a shaky first inning, and DJ LeMahieu's run-scoring single in the second inning provided the winning margin as the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
After Colorado scored three times in the top of the first inning, the Giants tied it in the bottom half of the inning.
In the second, Tony Wolters scored on LeMahieu's single to center to put the Rockies ahead for good.
Then the pitchers took over.
Senzatela (2-0) allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings, but he held San Francisco batters to just four hits after the first inning.
Giants starter Jeff Samardzija (0-3), who gave up hits to the first four Rockies he faced, allowed just two hits after the first inning. Samardzija had eight strikeouts and issued no walks in seven innings.
LeMahieu was 2-for-4 and scored a run, and Nolan Arenado was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Colorado.
San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt was 2-for-4 with a run, his first multi-hit game in more than a week.
Rockies closer Greg Holland pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his major-league-leading seventh save this season. Holland has yet to allow a run in seven appearances.
Neither bullpen gave up a hit or walk in six combined innings.
The Rockies got to Samardzija early, opening the game with four straight hits and taking a 3-0 first-inning lead.
Charlie Blackmon led off the game with a home run over the center field wall. LeMahieu singled, and Carlos Gonzalez doubled. LeMahieu and Gonzalez both scored on a double by Arenado.
In the bottom of the first, leadoff man Denard Span doubled, Belt singled, and Span scored on a Hunter Pence sacrifice fly. Brandon Crawford tripled to score Belt, and Crawford scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Hundley.
NOTES: Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado appears to be over last week's mini-slump. Arenado, who was 2-for-13 over a four-game stretch, followed Saturday's three-hit effort by going 2-for-4 Sunday. ... Giants LF Jarrett Parker (broken right collarbone) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. San Francisco recalled LHP Steven Okert from Triple-A Sacramento, and he retired the only batter he faced Sunday. ... Giants All-Star C Buster Posey (concussion) is expected to come of the disabled list on Tuesday. San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said Posey likely would be the designated hitter during a two-game series Tuesday and Wednesday in Kansas City.