The San Francisco Giants Mike Yastrzemski who hit a home run against the Colorado Rockies on Thu Sep 22, 2022 at Coors Field in Denver (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Mike Yastrzemski homered, LaMonte Wade Jr. and Joc Pederson each added run-scoring singles, and the San Francisco Giants blanked the Colorado Rockies 3-0 Thursday at Coors Field in Denver.

Jharel Cotton (1-0), the fourth Giants pitcher in a six-man bullpen game, gave up two hits in 2 2/3 scoreless innings to get the win. Opener John Brebbia threw the first inning, followed by Tyler Rogers, Jarlin Garcia, Cotton, Scott Alexander and Camilo Doval, who struck out one and earned his 24th save of the season.

The Giants bullpen scattered 10 hits with one walk in the combinerd shutout.

Starter Jose Urela (3-7) gave up the first two San Francisco runs in 5 2/3 innings and took the loss for Colorado.

The Giants went ahead to stay in the top of the first when Yastrzemski doubled, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on Pederson’s two-out single to center.

In the top of the fifth, Yastrzemski homered to right, making it 2-0. The Giants extended their lead to 3-0 in the seventh when Luis Gonzalez reached on an infield single, moved to second on Joey Bart’s groundout, and scored on Wade’s single to center.

The Giants open a three-game weekend series in Phoenix Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Game time is 6:40 p.m.