Hampson, Hilliard HR, Rockies bounce back, beat Giants 9-6

DENVER (AP) — Garrett Hampson and Sam Hilliard homered and newcomer Kevin Pillar delivered a key triple as the Colorado Rockies bounced back from a battering, rallying to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 Wednesday.

“We just stayed persistent,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “I love the fact that we got off the mat and started punching. We started punching in the middle part of the game with some at-bats, some base hits, (and) just some solid pitching.”

It was the biggest come-from-behind win for the Rockies since also overcoming a five-run deficit at Texas on June 15, 2018. The victory also was the first this season for the Rockies when trailing after six innings, snapping an 0-14 skid.

A day after getting 27 hits in a 23-5 rout at Coors Field, and Alex Dickerson leading the way with three home runs and two doubles, the Giants again started fast. Mike Yastrzemski homered to help San Francisco score four times on six hits in the first inning.

By the fourth inning, the Giants already had six runs and 11 hits, along with a five-run lead. But the Rockies' bullpen pitched shutout ball the rest of the way — Dickerson finished with a double and single in five at-bats.

“I think you never feel safe with a lead here and for good reason,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “I don’t say it’s easy to put up a 5-spot in an inning, but it’s really not out of the ordinary. Crooked numbers happen quite a bit here.”

Hampson homered for the third time in two days. Pillar, acquired in a trade with Boston on Monday, hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in a five-run seventh inning. Trevor Story added three hits for Colorado. Yastrzemski had three hits for the Giants.

One out into the game, Yastrzemski connected on a 3-2 pitch off Kyle Freeland for his eighth homer of...

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