San Francisco Giants Luis Gonzalez watches his base hit into right field that scored ghost runner Donavon Walton from second base in the bottom of the tenth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Jun 8, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Morris Phillips

SAN FRANCISCO–On Tuesday night the Colorado Rockies (24-32) Charlie Blackmon was the game hero with his three run home run but on Wednesday night with the scored tied 1-1 in the last of the tenth Blackmon was charged with an error after trying to field a slow ground ball that went by him hit by the San Francisco Giants (30-25) Luis Gonzalez that scored ghost runner Donavon Walton from second base for a 2-1 win.

Walton was the designated ghost runner to start the extra inning stanza in the bottom of the tenth as pinch hitter Brandon Crawford who didn’t start because a hampering left quad popped up for the first out of the inning.

Luis Gonzalez now facing Rockies reliever Carlos Estevez (1-3) hit a slow roller to right field and the ball got away from Blackmon and scored Donavon. Give Gonzalez a RBI single and charge Blackmon with a fielding error.

“I got Donny on second base so I know he can run,” González said in Giants clubhouse in the post game interview “Just trying to hit a line drive to the outfield somewhere and hopefully he scores.” Mike Yastrzemski had quite and evening making a acrobatic leaping catch of a fly ball that was hit by the Rockies CJ Cron in the of the sixth. Yastrzemski going to his left going from center to right field to make a stabbing mid air catch that was replayed several times. Yastrzemski also had three hits to his credit in the game.

Thairo Estrada had an RBI single for the Giants that was the only Giants run until Gonzalez’ tenth inning RBI single for the game winner. Giants pitcher Alex Wood had a good start going seven innings, five hits, one earned run, and five strike outs. Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela who pitched well in his own right went six innings for six hits, one earned run and six strike outs.

Starting pitchers for Thursday afternoon at Oracle for the Rockies Austin Gomber (2-6, 6.54) and for the Giants Logan Webb (5-1, 3.82) first pitch 12:45 pm PDT.