Giants stung by Rockies’ 3-run, 9th-inning rally

DENVER — The Rockies stormed back in the ninth inning to win on Cristhian Adames’ pinch-hit walk-off double to cap a 6-5 win over the Giants at Coors Field on Wednesday. With the Cardinals’ loss, the Giants remained a half-game ahead of them for the top National League Wild Card spot, while the Mets’ victory also put them a half-game back of San Francisco in the race for two Wild Card slots.

“It feels good when you help the team to win, especially against the Giants,” said Adames, whose walk-off was the first of his career. “I’m really happy. I had a good hit, and we win the series.”

After five Giants relievers combined to throw three scoreless innings, closer Santiago Casilla gave up Nolan Arenado’s NL-leading 37th homer of the season and a Tom Murphy single to start the ninth. Giants manager Bruce Bochy then turned to Josh Osich, who hit pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon before Joe Nathan gave up a bloop single to center by Nick Hundley and Adames’ two-run double off the right-field wall.

“[I] pulled on a two-seamer just trying to get a ground ball, trying to do anything I can to even keep the ball on the ground,” Nathan said. “Kind of pulled one, left it in a bad spot, he put a swing on it and the rest is history.”

• Giants’ stout ‘pen effort collapses in final frame

The Rockies’ bullpen did a great job of holding the game intact after giving up 18 runs in 21 1/3 innings in the rest of their nine-game homestand. Justin Miller, Jake McGee and Jordan Lyles — the winning pitcher — combined to throw three scoreless innings.

“If you keep us in ballgames, there’s a good chance we’re going to win those games,” Arenado said. “We have the offense to do that, and Lyles is doing a great job. Ever since he got in the ‘pen, I feel like he’s a different pitcher, and he’s competing. Guys are stepping up, and that’s what we need.”

San Francisco tagged Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa for five runs on nine hits over six innings, the most runs he has given up since July 20. Buster Posey got the scoring going early with a sacrifice fly in the first, while Brandon Belt and Gorkys Hernandez did the heavy lifting with 457-foot and 428-foot shots, respectively. However, they couldn’t put together any more offense after Hunter Pence’s RBI double in the fifth despite putting six batters on base.

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