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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — German Marquez came within five outs of baseball immortality for the Colorado Rockies in the series finale.

Marquez was throwing a no-hitter, but Evan Longoria broke it up, when his ground ball was just out of the reach of Nolan Arenado at third base and the Rockies defeated 4-0 the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 35,513 at Oracle Park.

The loss broke an eight-game losing streak for the Rockies, who now head to San Diego with a record of 4-12.

In all, Marquez went nine innings, allowing just that one hit, a hit batter and nine strikeouts and faced one over the minimum.

Arenado finally got on the home run scoreboard, as he launched a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning.

It was the first home run for Arenado of the season after 15 games were played by the Rockies on the season.

Despite taking the loss, Derek Holland was productive, as he went six innings, allowing four runs, while scattering four hits, walking four and striking out six; however, he lost for the second time this season versus just one win.

Arenado scored the first Rockies run of the game, as he walked against the Holland with two outs and then scored the only run that the Rockies would need, as he scored on a Trevor Story double.

The sixth inning proved to be the downfall for Holland, as he gave up back-to-back singles to Charlie Blackmon and Garrett Hampson and then Arenado launched his first home run of the deep into the left field bleachers.

Kevin Pillar was the Giants first runner of the game, as he was hit by a pitch when he led off the bottom of the sixth.

Once again, the Giants was fantastic, as they worked three scoreless innings in relief of Holland and have not allowed a run in their last 20.0 innings. On the season, the Giants bullpen is posting an earned run average of just 1.77.

NOTES: This was the Rockies longest losing streak since they lost eight in a row since June 21-28, 2017.

The Arenado home run was his 25th career home run against the Giants in his career, moving within one of the active lead and the lead is currently held by Matt Kemp. Eleven of the 25 home runs have been hit at Oracle Park, tying him for the active lead by an opponent, with Paul Goldschmidt.

UP NEXT: Following an off-day on Monday, the Giants begin a three-city, 10-day and eight-game road trip against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Then it is onto Pittsburgh for a three-game series, and then a two-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Dereck Rodriguez will take the mound in the opener for the Giants, while the Nationals will send Stephen Strasburg to the mound on Tuesday night.