SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants triumphed over the struggling Colorado Rockies with a 6-3 victory on Saturday, powered by a grand slam from Matt Chapman. Chapman’s decisive swing came against Colorado’s Jake Bird in the sixth inning with one out, concluding a powerful five-run inning for the Giants after the Rockies briefly took the lead with three runs in the top of the same frame. This marked Chapman’s third career grand slam and the first for the Giants this season.
This loss pushed the Rockies to a league-worst record of 6-27. Luis Matos added to San Francisco’s total with a solo home run. On the pitching side, Randy Rodríguez earned the win after delivering three effective outs, while Ryan Walker secured the game by handling the ninth inning for his sixth save.
The Giants initially led 1-0, but the Rockies surged ahead in the top of the sixth. Ryan McMahon’s RBI single brought the score to a tie, and subsequent hits by Hunter Goodman and Kyle Farmer helped the Rockies take a temporary advantage. Despite their efforts, Jordan Hicks, the Giants’ starting pitcher, concluded his outing with seven strikeouts over five-plus innings.
Colorado’s starter, Bradley Blalock, who was recently called up to replace Ryan Feltner on the injured list, allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings of play. A significant moment came when Chapman displayed resilience by nullifying the Rockies’ brief lead with his grand slam. Preceding Chapman’s slam, Jung Hoo Lee had narrowed the gap with a crucial bases-loaded single.
Notably, before this game, the Giants had struggled offensively, scoring four or fewer runs in their previous seven contests. Looking ahead, Colorado’s pitcher Germán Márquez, who is yet to secure a win with a 0-5 record and 9.82 ERA, will take the mound for the Rockies against Giants’ Logan Webb, who holds a record of 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA, in the series finale.