Rockies Erupt for 13, Bury Giants After Devers' Brief Takeover

Colorado scored 13 runs on August 16 to beat San Francisco 13-7, turning a 7-4 deficit into a six-run blowout. The story of the night was a sixth-inning meltdown by San Francisco — wild pitches, a fielding error, and a three-run homer in the seventh sealed it.

San Francisco looked like it had this game in hand through three innings. Devers got things started in the first, scoring on an Eldridge single to make it 1-0. Colorado answered fast in the second — Veen's infield single tied it, then Amador crushed a 374-foot homer to right that put Colorado up 4-1. San Francisco clawed back immediately: a Gilbert single made it 4-2, and then Devers launched a 380-foot shot to right, scoring Kennedy and Gilbert to flip the lead to 5-4 San Francisco. That swing was the biggest probability move of the night — home win probability jumped from 38% to 67% on that one swing. A Hill single in the third pushed it to 6-4, and a Kennedy walk in the fifth made it 7-6 Giants. Colorado had been chasing all night.

Then the sixth inning happened, and it appears San Francisco's bullpen simply came apart at the seams. Veen scored on a Brubaker wild pitch to tie it at 7. Then Carrigg was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Beck to give Colorado the lead for good at 8-7. What followed looks like the kind of inning that defines a loss: Moniak singled to left, Amador and McCarthy scored, and a fielding error by left fielder Hill allowed two extra runners to advance safely — Colorado suddenly led 10-7 without hitting the ball hard. Six innings, seven runs, and the Giants had nothing to show for Devers' heroics.

Brett Sullivan put the game away in the seventh with a 350-foot homer to right, scoring Norby and Beck to make it 13-7. On the Colorado side, Amador finished 1-for-1 with a homer, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored — an absurdly efficient line. Moniak went 1-for-4 but drove in 3. Carrigg was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI. Devers' 2-5, 3-RBI, 1-HR night was genuinely excellent; it just wasn't enough. Colorado used multiple arms — Zach Agnos, Nick Frasso, and Jimmy Herget all threw scoreless innings — and the bullpen depth appears to have been a real factor in keeping San Francisco from adding on late. Final: Colorado 13, San Francisco 7.