Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants

On a night when their defense was the best thing going through eight innings, the Rockies put together a ninth-inning comeback seemingly out of nowhere. Just like that, instead of facing a 2-0 series deficit against the Giants, Colorado is in position to take control of the entire weekend. That’s the difference a big rally in the final inning will do to a team. The Rockies did exactly that, rallying to beat the Giants, 4-3, in front of a silenced Oracle Park crowd. “That’s just how we play,” third baseman Kyle Karros said. “We stay in ballgames, we try to pick each other up. And that was on full display tonight.” The Rockies offense had more walks than hits for the majority of the game before getting the bats working in the ninth. Mickey Moniak began the rally with a leadoff single against Caleb Killian. Pinch-hitter Troy Johnston walked and Jake McCarthy reached on a bunt single -- his third hit of the night -- when he was trying to move the runners over. Karros followed with a sharp two-run single up the middle to give the Rockies a lead before Cole Carrigg added a sacrifice fly. It is only the third time in 51 games this season that the Rockies have won despite trailing after eight innings. Colorado had to stave off a San Francisco comeback in the bottom half of the ninth, as the Giants loaded the bases and put the tying run on third after Rafael Devers plated a run on a sacrifice fly. Before the comeback, the best thing going for the Rockies was their defense. “We take pride in our defense,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “The guys showed up for sure. Good pitching overall. And we played good defense.”