Panik wins it in extras

By Jeremy Kahn

Nori Aoki received two different types of presents in the San Francisco Giants win over the Colorado Rockies, one on the field and the other in the Giants clubhouse after the game.

Aoki scored the winning run on a Joe Panik down the first base line, helping the Giants defeat the Rockies 5-4 at Coors Field.

The second present that Aoki received was his American League Championship ring while playing with the Kansas City Royals during the 2014 season.

Aoki walked to lead off the inning, his fourth walk of the night, then was sacrificed to second base, then went to third on an Angel Pagan single and then scored Panik’s bunt.

Jean Machi pitched 1.2 innings to pickup his first win of the 2015 season, as the defending World Champions broke a five-game losing streak against the Rockies.

Both Justin Maxwell and Andrew Susac each homered for the Giants, who have won four out of their last five.

Buster Posey added an RBI double in the top of the first to get on the Giants on the board before the Rockies came to bat for the first time.

Maxwell’s third home run of the season was reviewed by the umpires, as at first it was ruled a foul ball; however after a review that was initiated by crew chief John Hirschbeck, the ruling was overturned and it gave the Giants a 4-2 lead.

The Rockies clawed their way back into the game after a Carlos Gonzalez home run, and then tied up the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Nick Hundley scored from third base on a grounder by D.J. LeMahieu.

It was the first blown save of the season for Santiago Casilla, and it stopped the chance of giving Tim Hudson his first win at Coors Field in nine starts.

Troy Tulowitzki hit his 100th career home run at Coors Field, as he led off the third inning for the Rockies.

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