San Francisco Giants 3 Up, 3 Down: Welcome to Coors Field

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Apr 23, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

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1 – More Injuries

About those injuries. They just keep piling up for the already short-handed Giants. Madison Bumgarner was hurt during the off-day before the series in a dirt bike accident, and he’ll be out for a couple months, at least. Denard Span hurt his shoulder in an eerily similar way to Jarrett Parker, making a great grab at the wall and hurting his right shoulder, with Matt Moore on the mound.

Hunter Pence had a scare on Friday night when he slipped on the wet turf and got his right leg caught under his body as he fell. Luckily, he was left with only a bruise on the back of his leg and was back in the lineup after a cautionary day off on Saturday. He was still running with a little limp, but looked okay scoring from first base on a double after drawing a walk as a pinch-hitter on Saturday.

2 – Murphy’s Law

This one ties in with the injuries, but everything that can go wrong for the Giants, has gone wrong for the Giants. On the play where Pence injured his knee, him slipping on the turf wouldn’t have mattered, because he never saw the ball off the bat anyway. It was lost in the lights, much like the team overall has been. Also on Friday, Gorkys Hernandez failed to get a bunt down that would have put the tying run on third base with one out. The small things continue to go wrong for the Giants.

3 – Blowouts

Before the Colorado series, the Giants were at least competitive in their losses. In the first 17 games of the season (which includes the first game against the Rockies), they were 6-11 but only outscored by four runs. Even though they were losing, some level of solace could be taken in the fact that they were at least right there in most contest, just one hit or catch or pitch away.

Next: Giants 3 Up, 3 Down: KC Series

That all went away in the final two games against the Rockies. Colorado outscored the Giants 20 runs to three, running away with both games and leaving the Giants in the dust. No happy flight this time.

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