Cave leads Rockies past SF Giants

Jake Cave hit a game-tying three-run home run in the eighth inning, leading the Colorado Rockies to come back and beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Friday night in Denver.

Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar also hit deep, each collecting two hits, while Jalen Beeks (6-4) earned the win for Colorado.

The game was tied until the eighth inning, but reliever Tyler Rogers (1-3) gave up an infield single and a double before Cave hit a full-count slider into the right field seats for his third home run of the season.

Jake Cave sets the @Rockies lead with a 3-run blast. 💥 photo.twitter.com/il6vPWeABf

—MLB (@MLB) July 20, 2024

Giants vs. Rockies Recap

Tovar hit his 15th home run against Luke Jackson.

Thairo Estrada hit a two-run triple and starter Kyle Harrison allowed one hit and struck out six in five scoreless innings for San Francisco.

The Giants got on the board after Colorado starter Cal Quantrill retired the first two batters he faced in the second inning. Matt Chapman doubled, Mike Yastrzemski walked, and both came home on Estrada’s triple that went under the glove of left fielder Sean Bouchard.

San Francisco added another run in the third. Jorge Soler led off with a single and Wade doubled off the top of the wall in left, just missing a two-run homer. One out later, Soler scored on a groundout by Patrick Bailey.

The Rockies got a lucky break in the fourth inning. With runners on first and second and one out, Brett Wisely hit a sharp grounder down the first base line that deflected off umpire Chris Conroy and straight to Michael Toglia, who stepped onto first base for the out.

Quantrill struck out Soler to get out of trouble without allowing a run, giving up three runs on five hits in six innings.

Randy Rodriguez relieved Harrison early in the sixth inning and hit Elias Diaz before Doyle hit his 16th homer to left to cut the lead to 3-2. Colorado tied the score in the seventh inning.

Cave led off with a pinch-hit double and went to third on a flyout. After Ryan Walker drove off Charlie Blackmon, Tovar singled to third to drive in Cave.

–Field level media