By Jeremy Kahn
SAN FRANCISCO- With their closer on the mound, all things pointed to a certain win for the San Francisco Giants against the Colorado Rockies.
Unfortunately that was not the case, as DJ LeMahieu singled off of Sergio Romo in the top of the ninth inning and the Rockies ame back to defeat the Giants 7-4 before a crowd of 41,258, the 282nd consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.
Tim Lincecum was in line for the win, but Sergio Romo was unable to hold on to in the top of the ninth inning, as he gave up a two-run game tying single to Ryan Wheeler and then LeMahieu singled to centerfield to score Corey Dickerson from third base.
Troy Tulowitzki singled to lead off the top of the ninth inning off of Giants closer Sergio Romo, but was forced to leave the game with a xx injury.
Romo then gave up a single to Morneau, then Wilin Rosario flew out to Pagan in centerfield to advance pinch runner Charlie Culberson to third and Morneau to second.
After an intentional walk to Dickerson, pinch hitter Ryan Wheeler then tied up the game with a single to centerfield.
The Rockies final run of the evening came when LeMahieu scored, as Michael McKenry was caught stealing between first and second base.
The long inning finally after Charlie Blackmon was caught stealing to end the inning, but it came after Bruce Bochy challenged the call of Blackmon being safe and after a one minute 34 second review, Blackmon was called out to end the inning.
Justin Morneau got the Rockies on the board in the top of the third inning, as he drove in Jorge De La Rosa and Blackmon with a single.
That would be the score for all of one-half inning, as Hunter Pence drove in Angel Pagan with a single and then Michael Morse tied up the game with a single that scored Pence.
Morse would drive in the eventual winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he doubled to centerfield to score Posey and went to third on a Blackmon fielding error.
Pence made it a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, as he scored on a wild pitch by Chris Martin with Pablo Sandoval at the plate.
De La Rosa only went three innings for the Rockies, as he was forced to leave the game with tightness in his lower back.
