Giants Starters are Giant Disaster as Rockies Take Series

With Matt Cain out, SF is having trouble finding good starters, as they drop to 3-7. The Rockies young starters -- all in their first or second years --- aren't great, but the team wins anyway as they move to 4-5.

Game One; SF 5, COL 4

W: Casilla (1-0)
L: Logan (0-1)
S: Machi (1)

SF jumps out to a 4-1 lead, getting run scoring triples in spacious AT&T Park from Nori Aoki and Angel Pagan. The Rox tie it at four in the eighth as Justin Morneau doubles off Santiago Casilla. But the Giants come right back off reliever Christian Friedrich with an RBI single from young 3B Matt Duffy in the bottom of the inning, and Jean Machi holds down the Rockies in the ninth.

Game Two: COL 13, SF 11
W: Friedrich (1-0)
L: Petit (0-1)
S: Oberg (1)

SF's Tim Hudson is battered for five runs and 12 hit in 4.1 innings, part of an eight run inning by Colorado in the fifth after the team is down 6-2. With Colorado's young Christian Bergman struggling early, Friedrich settles things down. But after he leaves, Brooks Brown allows four more Giants runs as they attempt to come back again. However, Rafael Betancourt pitches two scoreless innings to stop the scoring spree -- before the Rox Scott Oberg allows another run in the ninth to make it interesting -- as the Rockies win a slugfest. Carlos Gonzalez goes four for five with four RBIs to lead Colorado, with Gregor Blanco also going four for five with three RBIs and a homer for SF.

Game Three: COL 8, SF 4
W: Matzek (1-0)
L: Lincecum (0-1)

Tim Lincecum is battered for seven runs and six hits in two-thirds of an inning, as Colorado comes out of the gate with a huge 7-0 lead in the first. The Rockies' Tyler Matzek struggles but pitches six innings for his first win. Nolan Arenado hits two doubles and drives in four to pace the Rockies, as the Giants can't score runs until late in the contest.