Giants 7, Rockies 5
SAN FRANCISCO -- Normally, the catcher who drives in runs for the San Francisco Giants is Buster Posey. On Saturday, Posey was over at first base and Andrew Susac was the hitting star.
Susac hit a bases-clearing double with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning and San Francisco rallied for a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies.
The Giants won for the first time in five home meetings with the Rockies when Susac hit a 1-1 pitch from Rafael Betancourt (2-3) down the left-field line, scoring Posey, second baseman Joe Panik and third baseman Chris Duffy. Susac's hit came after the Rockies elected to intentionally walk Posey.
San Francisco won on a day when right-hander Tim Lincecum left in the second inning after taking a line drive off his right forearm on a grounder by Rockies second baseman D.J. LeMahieu. Four relievers combined on 7 2/3 innings as George Kontos (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Santiago Casilla worked around a walk in the ninth for his 20th save.
Duffy had three hits, including a solo home run in the fifth that cut San Francisco's deficit to 5-4. Posey also drove in two runs as the Giants rallied from an early 3-0 deficit.
Colorado scored three in the first on a single by shortstop Troy Tulowitzi, a double by third baseman Nolan Arenado and a single by first baseman Wilin Rosario.
San Francisco scored three in the third, capitalizing on a fielding error by Rosario on a force play. The Giants had the bases loaded after Panik reached on the miscue and scored their first run on Duffy's groundout before Posey doubled to left-center field.
Colorado regained the lead with two in the fourth when pitcher Chris Rusin's base hit deflected off Panik's glove and into right field as catcher Michael McKenry scored from second baseman. Center fielder Charlie Blackmon lifted a sacrifice fly for a 5-3 lead.
Rusin allowed five runs (two earned) and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings.
NOTES: Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 14 while CF Charlie Blackmon and SS Troy Tulowitzki each have 11-game hit streaks. Those are the three longest active hitting streaks in the National League. ... Tulowitzki has a .383 batting average in June, tops in the NL. Giants 2B Joe Panik is batting .348, good for sixth place. ... The Rockies are 7-4 against the Giants this season, including a 4-1 mark in San Francisco. ... Since a 7-2 start, which was the franchise's best-ever after nine games, the Rockies are 26-39. ... Giants pitchers have allowed 21 runs on 37 hits in 27 innings (7.00 ERA) over the last three games. ... Before Saturday, RHP Tim Lincecum was 0-3 with a 5.59 ERA (23 earned runs in 37.0 innings) in his last six starts against the Rockies, with five of those starts coming at AT&T Park. He last beat the Rockies on Sep. 18, 2012.