Connor Joe launches two-run homer in ninth, but Rockies lose to Giants

Connor Joe’s audition for a big-time relation with the Rockies adjacent play got different boost Friday nighttime successful San Francisco.

In the ninth inning, the outfielder deed a two-run homer disconnected Giants person Jake McGee, the erstwhile Rockie. And past Charlie Blackmon almost deed a two-run homer into McCovey Cove, lone to spot his sky-high changeable to close spell conscionable foul.

Alas, the rally wasn’t capable for the road-challenged Rockies, who lost, 5-4, to the mighty Giants.

And truthful the Rockies dropped different roadworthy crippled astatine Oracle Park. The Giants, who ain the champion grounds successful the majors (75-41), person won 7 of 8 games against Colorado astatine Oracle this season.

Rockies lefty Austin Gomber, missing the accustomed crisp bid of his off-speed pitches, was gone aft 4 innings and 78 pitches. The Giants jumped the lefty successful the first, opening with Austin Slater’s leadoff double. A one-out locomotion by Buster Posey acceptable the array for Wilmer Flores’ three-run homer to left-center. Flores clobbered a precocious changeup from Gomber.

Donovan Solano drew the 2nd locomotion of the inning and came astir to people via back-to-back singles by Mike Yastrzemski and Thairo Estrada, making it 4-0.

The Rockies, who appeared to beryllium making immoderate headway connected their erstwhile roadworthy travel erstwhile they went 4-6 connected the West Coast, are sliding backmost into the ditch. They are 0-4 connected the existent trip.

Colorado’s roadworthy record, the worst successful the majors, is 13-44 (.228), putting them connected gait to decorativeness 18-63. The worst roadworthy grounds successful a 162-game play belongs to the 1963 New York Mets and 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates, some of whom went 17-64 (.210).

The Giants’ waylaying Gomber was not an aberration. In an April 26 commencement astatine Oracle Park, helium pitched conscionable 1 2/3 innings, allowing 9 runs connected 7 hits and 4 walks.

At slightest the Rockies’ hibernating discourtesy showed glimpses of life, with an 11-hit night. They plated solo runs successful the 2nd and 3rd innings against right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. In the second, Sam Hilliard walked, beforehand to 3rd connected Garrett Hampson’s azygous and scored connected Gomber’s sacrifice bunt. In the third, Ryan McMahon doubled and C.J. Cron singled him location for his 61st RBI of the season.

The Rockies had plentifulness of chances but finished the nighttime hitting 1-for-9 with runners successful scoring position. Nothing antithetic there. On the road, the Rockies are hitting conscionable .191 successful the clutch.

DeSclafani, his enarthrosis seemingly good aft a abbreviated stint connected the injured list, pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.