00:00Labor Day Monday in Denver Colorado as the calendar turns to September the Giants start a road trip and a three game series here at Coors Field. It's the Giants and the Colorado Rockies.
00:13The Giants have been interesting because they had lost 11 of 13 since then they've won seven of eight and in those eight games they're playing really really well they're averaging 7.6 runs per game they're hitting 367 with runners in scoring position homering in 14 straight games.
00:29They're five back of that final wild card spot Chase Dolander as Warren Schaefer talked about everything is there it's just maybe a little bit and it's we've seen John Gray for example a guy his first year almost season and a half he he just did not like pitching here at all.
00:52And I think Warren Schaefer said it right just got to get that out of your head and just make it a baseball game not make it a Coors Field game or road game just make it a baseball game and we know this with Chase Dolander all the ingredients are there it's just a matter of consistency for this young pitcher.
01:08And it's a good start for Chase to Hopper to Tovar and throw out Ramos.
01:14Ramos retired and now Rafi Devers he's the DH today another big game for him yesterday.
01:20Devers smashes that one to right field and it is gone.
01:24Wow.
01:26That got out real fast.
01:30Hard to hit a ball much harder than that.
01:32How about that for a start to this road trip and the month of September.
01:37That's Barry Bonds like Giants now have the longest streak for any team in MLB this year.
01:43That is indeed their 15th straight game with at least one home run.
01:47It took up two hitters today.
01:49Right-handed starter Kiwi Tang.
01:50Yeah 26 year old going to get the start this afternoon and the numbers don't look pretty there and it's just he's just trying to find his bearings.
01:56He's been the call-up guy a lot of times.
01:59First pitch swing out towards right and Drew Gilbert playing at Coors Field for the first time and he's just trying to get it right and that's what you want is first pitch outs quick outs.
02:08Here's Tang's pitch and a swing and a little pop-up into shallow center racing in Lee still on the move into a slide and he makes the catch.
02:18You got to be able to cover ground in the outfield of course.
02:20Jung-Hoo Lee with a sliding grab in shallow center.
02:25That was a nice play out number two.
02:28Now Goodman with a sky-high fly ball to left.
02:32Ramos makes it there.
02:35So work for all three outfielders getting settled in here at Coors Field and a perfect bottom of the first for Kiwi Tang.
02:43So now Lee the base runner with one out for Casey Schmidt.
02:46This is deep in the hole. Tovar gets one there on the first in time.
02:51That's a fancy 6-4-3.
02:54Good work. The leadoff walk does not hurt Chase Dolander in this second inning.
02:59Solid single there for Tovar.
03:01Hit it 104 miles per hour and they're on at the corners now with one away.
03:07One-two to Kyle.
03:09Did he go?
03:10Yes he did says Phil Cousy.
03:12The umpire at first says that's a swing.
03:16Carrows is in disbelief.
03:18And that's a big strikeout for Kiwi Tang.
03:20Two gone in the inning.
03:21Got it right on the outside corner for strike three.
03:25He found the curveball.
03:26He found it there. Just fine.
03:28Three punch outs in the inning.
03:29Top of the third inning.
03:301-0 still Giants.
03:31Switch hit and catcher Patrick Bailey leads off.
03:34That one got Bailey on the foot.
03:36The literal back foot breaking ball for a leadoff base runner.
03:40Now Drew Gilbert.
03:41Now this is ball on ball right now.
03:44They played together for three years at Tennessee between 2020 and 2022.
03:49Bailey running start Dolander just didn't even look at all.
03:53And I don't know why Hunter Goodman made a throw.
03:55That was excellent base running by Patrick Bailey.
03:57So that was the old get hit in the foot steal second base trick.
04:00Works every time.
04:01Patrick Bailey's first stolen base of the season.
04:04So it puts that man in scoring position with nobody out.
04:07Gilbert.
04:08High drive right field against his old buddy.
04:11It is gone.
04:14Takes him deep.
04:17His second big league home run.
04:193-0 Giants.
04:22Stay hot.
04:23Drew Gilbert.
04:24After three hits yesterday.
04:26In his first at-bat today.
04:29Playing here at Coors Field for the first time.
04:32He crushes a two-run home run to right.
04:35And it's 3-0 Giants.
04:37And again the Rockies able to set the table.
04:40Two on.
04:41One out.
04:41And here comes Hunter Goodman.
04:44He got him to chase.
04:45Strike three.
04:46Back to that sweeper.
04:48And another strikeout for Kaiwei Tang.
04:51His last five outs have all been strikeouts.
04:54Got him.
04:55Another strikeout for Tang and another good sweeper.
04:59Kaiwei Tang's got six strikeouts in his first three innings.
05:04Another opportunity for the Rockies.
05:06Two on and two out.
05:08So far just one for six with runners in scoring position.
05:11He got him to chase.
05:12Strike three swinging.
05:14Two hits but no runs.
05:16That's four shutout innings for Kaiwei Tang.
05:18Casey Schmidt the second baseman leading off against Chase Dolan.
05:23Oh gosh.
05:24Oh man.
05:26Casey nobody takes.
05:27I mean Ramos gets hit a lot.
05:29But nobody gets hit in worse spots than Casey Schmidt.
05:33And he is in some real pain right now as Dave Greshner comes out.
05:37So does the manager Bob Melvin.
05:39Got him in the funny bone and there's nothing funny about it.
05:41When you get hit by a pitch there it hurts for I don't know 10, 15, 20 minutes and the next day.
05:47Second hit by pitch this game for Dolan.
05:49But Schmidt's going to stay in the game.
05:52Just now making his way to first base.
05:57One out for Drew Gilbert.
05:59Christian Koss is coming out.
06:01And Schmidt is holding that right arm close to his body.
06:04That's not good.
06:05So Christian Koss is the pinch runner now before Gilbert bats.
06:11Koss is going to start and stop and then the ball is hit right through the open hole on the right side.
06:17Koss stumbles coming around second.
06:19And he'll belly flop into third.
06:22Gilbert having the better of Chase Dolan.
06:25Now it's Willie Adamas with the bases loaded.
06:28Two outs.
06:30Chance for the Giants to extend their lead.
06:323-2.
06:33Here's ball four.
06:34Inside he draws the look.
06:36It's 4-0 Giants.
06:38Make them pay.
06:39You get the runners on.
06:41You get them around.
06:41Find a way.
06:42When you're a hot team you will find a way to get it done.
06:44Yeah, just one hit in the inning for all the traffic.
06:49And he's not out of trouble yet.
06:51Dominic Smith has flied to left and grounded to second.
06:55A check swing roller down the third baseline.
06:58Fair ball.
06:59Gilbert's in.
07:01Here comes Devers.
07:02The throw's going to second.
07:04And he is out.
07:07But the ball, I thought the ball came out.
07:08Maybe that was a piece of equipment.
07:10Adamas broke home.
07:12But Dom Smith is out at second.
07:14So it was the thumb guard, not the ball that flew up in the air.
07:17That being a nice play from the left fielder Beck to throw out Smith at second.
07:23But not before the Giants end up with three more runs in the inning.
07:28They extend their lead here in Denver to the bottom of the fifth.
07:31It's now 6-0 Giants.
07:33One out.
07:34A solid single for Brenton Doyle.
07:36They've had the first or second batter of an inning on base in the last five innings
07:45and haven't been able to do anything with it.
07:48And this is down the right field line.
07:51And it's going to drop down.
07:52Gilbert's got to go against the wall to make the play.
07:55It'll be a double for Tovar.
07:57Throw it on the third.
07:58That is career double number 100 for Ezekiel Tovar.
08:06Nolan Arenado, the only other young Rocky, meaning under the age of 25,
08:13to get to 100 doubles.
08:16That will be the final moment for Tang in this game, who did a great job.
08:20Paguero coming in.
08:21Tang getting an ovation from Giants fans over the third base dugout as he leaves the field.
08:25Nicely done.
08:27Pitching change.
08:28Right-hander Yoel Paguero comes on.
08:32Kyle Karros will be the hitter.
08:34Runners at second and third.
08:36One out.
08:37This is chipped to third.
08:39He'll get a run home.
08:40Karros with an RBI ground out.
08:44Two got as Doyle goes to the dugout at 6-1.
08:49Yunkiel Fernandez, the DH with two down.
08:52This ball slicing to deep left center field.
08:55And Yunkiel has made it a 6-2 game.
09:04Start and spill it to use the whole ballpark.
09:07Maybe it was something about hitting in front of Jordan last week in Houston,
09:11because now he's keeping both hands on the back,
09:13which allows him to drive straight through it.
09:15Randazzo rings up Devers.
09:17For Molina, that's back-to-back strikeouts after the leadoff hit.
09:20Willie Adamas, 0-2 with a walk.
09:25Adamas out to left field with some carry.
09:28Back at the wall.
09:30Gone!
09:30Number 26 for Willie Adamas.
09:36Giants get those two runs right back.
09:38It's 8-2.
09:40What a great answer right there.
09:41Runner gets in scoring position.
09:43Gilbert, I'm giving him the assist.
09:45Kind of rattles the cage a little bit on Molina.
09:47And you get a 1-1 curveball.
09:49So he's loving on him when he got to home plate, and he should be.
09:52Big hugs.
09:53Come on, you've got to show off the payload.
09:54What are we doing?
09:54Get the helmet off the kid.
09:56There we go.
09:57There's one.
10:01Giants an out-away.
10:02They lead 8-2, bottom of the ninth inning.
10:05Tyler Freeman pops it up.
10:08Who wants it?
10:09Koss and Smith come together,
10:11and it'll be Dom Smith to put it away to finish off a Giants win.
10:17They've had to make a long, steady climb to get back there,
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