Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each got three hits, and the San Francisco Giants completed a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 win on Sunday.
It was San Francisco’s first four-game sweep since 2022. The Giants have now beaten Colorado 12 times in a row at home, setting a Rockies record for the most consecutive losses at an opposing stadium.
The Giants improved to two games under .500 as they try to push for the playoffs, with their next 13 games against teams with losing records.
“If we’re going to move forward, we have to get to .500,” manager Bob Melvin said. “But it was nice to be able to string a few wins together and get that feeling when you take the field — like we took the field today — we felt like we were going to win the game.”
With the trade deadline approaching on Tuesday, the sweep gave the Giants’ clubhouse a boost of confidence.
“Everybody here in this room, we believe in each other,” Chapman said. “We believe that our best baseball is ahead of us.”
Trailing 5-3 in the ninth inning, the Rockies scored once and had the potential tying run at second base with one out against closer Camilo Doval. However, Sam Hilliard struck out and Ezequiel Tovar — who had three hits — grounded out, giving Doval his 20th save.
Casey Schmitt hit a solo homer in the first inning to put the Giants in the lead. In the second inning, Derek Hill hit an RBI triple, and Soler brought him in with a double to make it 3-0.
Chapman’s two-run single with two outs and the bases loaded in the sixth inning gave the Giants a 5-2 lead.
San Francisco used six pitchers in a bullpen game, including Jordan Hicks, who moved to the bullpen on Sunday after starting earlier in the season. Hicks pitched in the sixth and allowed two runs in two innings. Randy Rodríguez (3-1) gave up one run in three innings to get the win.
Colorado loaded the bases in the eighth inning with two outs, but Spencer Bivens got Brendan Rodgers to ground out.
