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ROCKIES Postgame Notes

San Francisco Giants (26-45) at Colorado Rockies (46-26) Sunday, June 18, 2017 ∙ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 9 0 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 7 13 1 W: Estevez (4-0) L: Melancon (1-2) S: None Rockies Notes The Colorado Rockies swept the Giants in a four-game series for the first time in franchise history … have now won nine consecutive games vs. the Giants, their longest winning streak vs. a NL West opponent in franchise history … have won five-straight games since their season-high tying three-game losing streak, improving to a season-high 20 games above .500 … recorded their second walk-off win this season, both this homestand against the Giants.

Tyler Chatwood pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four walks and five … has now allowed a home in four consecutive starts.

Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off to complete the cycle, his second career walk-off home run (first: June 7, 2013 vs. San Diego) … was his fourth career walk-off hit, his third against the … he is the eighth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle (last: , Aug. 17, 2014 vs. Cincinnati) … he is the fifth player in Major League history to hit a walk-off home run to complete the cycle, the first since Carlos Gonzalez accomplished the feat on July 31, 2010 vs. the … his four hits tied a career high (9x, last: Aug. 28, 2016 at Washington).

Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with this 10th home run of the season … has now hit safely in six of his last seven games, batting .409 (9-for-22) over that span.

Pat Valaika recored his first Major League pinch-hit home run to take the lead in the seventh inning, the Rockies third pinch-hit home run of the season (last: , Friday vs. San Francisco). Giants Notes The San Francisco Giants have now lost a season-high six straight games … have been outscored 47-26 over that span.

Ty Blach made his first career start against the Rockies, fifth appearance … pitched 6.1 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts … allowed a season-high tying two home runs (also: May 6 at Cincinnati)

Denard Span went 1-for-2 with a season-high three walks … recorded a season-high two stolen bases … is batting .333 (21-for-63) over his last 16 games.

Hunter Pence hit a go-ahead pinch-hit two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, the first pinch-hit home run of his career. Home Runs Inning Count Men On Outs Distance (6) Chatwood 5 2-1 1 2 359’ Trevor Story (10) Blach 7 1-1 0 0 438’ (5) Blach 7 0-0 0 1 394’ Hunter Pence (4) McGee 9 0-1 1 1 440’ (15) Melancon 9 0-0 2 1 374’ Paid Attendance: 48,341 (sell out)

Time of Game: 3:16 Replay: Brandon Crawford was called safe on a play at second base (Rockies Challenge) … call was OVERTURNED (1:12)