For the second time this season, the Rockies made Tim Lincecum, the two-time defending Cy Young winner, look like just another pitcher.
This time, 22-year-old Jhoulys Chacin kept the Rockies in the game long enough to win 6-3.
Chacin shook off a two-run first inning in which Aubrey Huff hit a long home run to right field. He held the Giants scoreless for the next four frames before serving up another home run to Huff.
Against a pitcher like Lincecum, it is imperative for the opposing pitcher to do everything that he can to keep his team in the game.
While Chacin gave up three runs in six innings, he really only made two bad pitches, both of which were deposited into the seats in right field by a veteran hitter. The second home run was not a terrible pitch; Huff just got it into the jet ...
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Colorado Rockies Beat San Francisco Giants Again, Excitement Grows
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by David Martin in MLBComments Off on Colorado Rockies Beat San Francisco Giants Again, Excitement Grows