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Rockies finally win on the road, beat Giants 7-5 in 10

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 8:28 PM
CORRECTS TO RYAN MCMAHON, INSTEAD OF C.J. CRON - Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon heads back to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the 10th inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
CORRECTS TO RYAN MCMAHON, INSTEAD OF C.J. CRON - Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon watches his two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the 10th inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Colorado Rockies' Garrett Hampson celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco Giants' Austin Slater steals second base as Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon waits for the throw during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Home plate umpire Kerwin Danley is knocked down by a ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies finally won on the road, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-5 Tuesday night.

Garrett Hampson also went deep for Colorado, and Charlie Blackmon added two hits and two RBIs.

The Rockies lost their first seven away from Coors Field but manager Bud Black’s ballclub avoided joining the 2009 Washington Nationals, the 2006 Kansas City Royals and the 2003 Detroit Tigers as the only teams in the modern era to drop their first eight road games.

Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford homered for San Francisco. The Giants had won their first four against the Rockies this year before Colorado’s power display over the final two innings.

With Yonathan Daza starting the 10th at second base, McMahon crushed an 0-1 pitch from Gregory Santos (0-2) to center field, his eighth home run this season. Cron followed with his fourth of the year.

Daniel Bard (1-1) retired three batters and got the win despite his second blown save. Carlos Estevez gave up an RBI single to Buster Posey in the 10th but held on for his first save.

Hampson hit a pinch-hit homer off Giants closer Jake McGee in the top of the ninth to put the Rockies ahead 4-3 before Crawford tied it in the bottom half with a leadoff shot against Bard that landed in McCovey Cove.

MISSED STOP SIGN

The Giants tied the game on Jason Vosler’s two-out RBI double in the fourth but missed a chance for more due to a baserunning blunder by Mauricio Dubon on the same play. At first base after singling and with the pitcher on deck, Dubon easily advanced to third on the double but kept running and collided with third base coach Ron Wotus, who was in foul territory and had been waving wildly for Dubon to stop. Dubon kept going and was easily tagged out at home.

PLATE UMP EXITS

The game was delayed several minutes in the sixth when plate umpire Kerwin Danley was hit in the mask by a foul ball and left the field. The 59-year-old Danley immediately fell backward, then slowly rolled onto his side and stayed down for several moments as Giants trainers and the other three umpires rushed in. Danley was eventually helped to his feet and slowly walked off the field as the crowd at Oracle Park gave him a standing ovation. Second base umpire Ryan Additon replaced Danley behind the plate.

ROSTER MOVES

The Giants acquired outfielder Mike Tauchman from the New York Yankees for left-hander Wandy Peralta and a player to be named.

Manager Gabe Kapler said Tauchman’s ability to play all three outfield positions and plate discipline were factors in San Francisco’s decision to trade for the 30-year-old. Kapler was also emphatic that the move was not a reaction to outfielder Mike Yastrzemski’s oblique strain sustained Sunday.

“I think this is a long-term, high-quality add to our major league roster and unrelated to Yaz’s injury,” Kapler said.

In another move, San Francisco recalled outfielder Skye Bolt from the alternate training site.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland threw a bullpen as he works back from a strain in his pitching shoulder. “I thought it was outstanding. I thought he threw great,” Black said. “Fastball-changeup only but solid velocity on his fastball, solid movement on his changeup.”

Giants: RHP Reyes Moronta threw a third bullpen and used all his pitches. Moronta’s next step in his rehab form a right flexor strain could be a simulated game.

UP NEXT

Giants LHP Alex Wood (2-0, 0.75 ERA) faces the Rockies in Wednesday’s series finale. Wood is coming off a stellar start against Miami when he set down 21 of 22 after allowing a leadoff home run. RHP Germán Márquez (1-1, 3.45) pitches for Colorado. Márquez had seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings against San Francisco on April 11 but allowed two home runs and lost.

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