Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 13 | 0 |
The Story
The San Francisco Giants routed the Colorado Rockies 9-1 at Oracle Park on September 9, 2023, a result the DiamondIQ model anticipated from the outset, assigning the Giants a 68% pre-game win probability that climbed to a certainty of 100% by the final out. San Francisco collected 13 hits against Colorado's error-free but overmatched pitching staff, while the Rockies managed just 7 hits and a single run in the seventh inning against a dominant Giants effort on both sides of the ball.
The game's decisive sequence arrived in the bottom of the fourth inning, where San Francisco plated four runs and effectively ended any competitive tension. J.D. Davis got the rally started with a double off Chase Anderson that shifted win probability by plus 4.6%, and LaMonte Wade Jr. followed with a single off Anderson worth plus 3.9%. After Joey Bart drew a walk off Anderson for a plus 3.3% swing, Mike Yastrzemski capped the inning's damage with a single off reliever Gavin Hollowell that added another plus 4.5%. The Giants added three more runs in the sixth to put the outcome firmly out of reach. On the negative side of the ledger, Ryan McMahon's groundout to lead off the first inning registered a plus 3.3% swing in San Francisco's favor, underscoring how little Colorado threatened even in the game's earliest moments.
Logan Webb was the standout performer of the evening, leading all players with a plus 13.3% WPA contribution from the mound as he set the tone for the Giants' staff throughout the contest. Among position players, Wade Jr. led the way at plus 5.6% WPA and a RE24 of plus 0.6, while Yastrzemski posted plus 4.8% WPA and the game's top RE24 among hitters at plus 3.1. Davis added plus 4.7% WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.6, giving San Francisco three offensive contributors who collectively made Colorado's evening a long and difficult one.