San Francisco Giants’ Austin Slater singles in the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sun Sep 17, 2023. The Giants open a two game series Tue Sep 19, 2023 at Chase Field in Phoenix. (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen:

#1 Stephen, Giants had a tough four game series with the Colorado Rockies in their last series losing three out of four, including getting swept in a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.

#2 The Giants avoided getting swept in Colorado when they edged out the Rockies on Sunday to conclude the series 11-10. The Giants needed every bit of those eight runs top of the sixth inning to stay in lock step with the Rockies who came back later to pull within a run of San Francisco.

#3 Stephen, how concerned do you have to be with the pitching, the Giants had a 9-0 lead but collapsed giving up five runs in the bottom of the sixth and and later scored four times in the ninth to fall a run short?

#4 Giants manager Gabe Kapler had to be relieved about the long ball he got from Brandon Crawford in the sixth inning, also key hits from Thairo Estrada and Joc Pederson each picked up an RBI in that sixth inning.

#5 Your at Chase Field for the battle of the Giants trying to stay alive and try and get back in the NL Wild Card the Giants are two games out of the Wild Card and play two with the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday and Wednesday night. Starters for Tuesday for San Francisco Alex Cobb (7-6 ERA 3.62) and for Arizona Zac Gallen (15-8 ERA 3.50) first pitch at 6:40pm PT.

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