Rockies win 7th straight over Giants

DENVER (AP) – Ian Desmond picked a good time to get his first home run at Coors Field as a member of the Colorado Rockies.

Desmond hit a gamechanging three-run homer in the fifth and finished with four RBIs to help the Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 10-8 on Friday night.

Colorado rookie Antonio Senzatela battled through six innings to tie for the major league lead in wins, and DJ LeMahieu had four hits for the second straight game for the Rockies, who have won seven straight over the Giants.

Senzatela (9-2) tied Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel and Jason Vargas for the most wins despite giving up three home runs. Joe Panik, who also doubled twice, and Denard Span had solo shots and starter Jeff Samardzija (2-9) hit a tworun homer that gave the Giants a 4-1 lead in the fifth.

The Rockies rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fifth, three on Desmond’s homer. Trevor Story hit a pinch-hit homer in the sixth and Desmond had a sacrifice fly in Colorado’s three-run seventh.

The Giants got two in the eighth and one more in the ninth off closer Greg Holland, who earned his major league best 24th save.

San Francisco has lost four straight and 13 of 17 to fall 17 games below .500.

“We had the winning run up there,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We just can’t finish it off.”

Bochy was ejected by home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom in the top of the seventh for arguing balls and strikes after Samardzija walked LeMahieu in a seven-pitch battle.

“Listen, we’re in the seventh inning. Lot of emotions,” Samardzija said. “I was out there fighting. That’s the way it goes sometimes.”