Logan Webb coasted after getting supported by a six-run fourth inning, including a home run by Drew Gilbert, and the San Francisco Giants squared their home series against the Colorado Rockies at a game apiece with a 7-1 triumph Saturday afternoon.
Gilbert finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a career-high-tying three RBIs for the Giants, who would have moved into a last-place tie in the National League West with the Rockies with a third straight defeat.
After the rivals traded third-inning single tallies, the Giants teed off on Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen (3-11) after Jung Hoo Lee and Osleivis Basabe led off the fourth with singles.
A walk to Drew Cavanaugh and sacrifice fly by Turner Hill in his major-league debut gave the hosts the lead for good, before Lorenzen hit Buddy Kennedy and got Christian Koss to ground into a force play at the plate for the first out.
With the bases still loaded, Gilbert then singled to center, plating two runs and ending Lorenzen’s day, and Rafael Devers greeted reliever Parker Mushinski with a ground-rule double that increased the margin to 5-1.
A run-scoring wild pitch and RBI single by Bryce Eldridge made it a six-run inning and a 7-1 advantage.
Comfortably ahead, the Giants pulled Webb (8-7) after six innings in which he allowed one run and four hits. He struck out seven.
The victory gave Webb a winning record for the first time this season. He’s now 12-4 lifetime against Colorado — four more wins than he’s recorded against any other opponent.
Seeking a fourth straight win, the Rockies’ only run against Webb came in the third on an RBI single by Cole Carrigg that scored Ezequiel Tovar.
The Giants countered in the bottom of the inning with Gilbert’s sixth homer, a solo shot.
Lorenzen was charged with six runs in 3 2/3 innings, serving up four hits and three walks. He struck out one.
Lee collected a pair of singles for the Giants, who evened the season series with the Rockies at 6-6. The 13th and final meeting of the year will be on Sunday.
Connor Norby had the only extra-base hit for Colorado, a double. The Rockies were out-hit 10-5.
-Field Level Media
