The Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 13-7 at Oracle Park on August 16, 2026, closing out a three-game series with a comeback that turned a one-run deficit into a six-run win. San Francisco led 7-6 after five innings, then Colorado scored seven unanswered runs across the sixth and seventh to pull away in front of an announced crowd of 32,063. The game took 3 hours and 8 minutes to play.
Key facts
- Final score: Rockies 13, Giants 7
- Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco
- Date: August 16, 2026
- Attendance: 32,063
- Game time: 3 hours, 8 minutes
- Series result: Colorado won the series 2 games to 1
- Nick Frasso’s record: 1-1
- Losing pitcher: Sam Hentges (1-5)
How the game unfolded
The scoring started fast. San Francisco led 1-0 after the first inning. In the second, Colorado’s Adael Amador drove a first-pitch fastball 374 feet into McCovey Cove for a home run, per ESPN’s box score — his first of the 2026 season — as part of Colorado’s four-run inning. San Francisco answered in the same inning when Rafael Devers sent his own three-run shot 380 feet into McCovey Cove. San Francisco kept adding on before Colorado’s rally, taking a 7-6 edge into the sixth.
Colorado then took over the game. The Rockies scored four runs in the sixth inning, then three more in the seventh on a three-run home run from Brett Sullivan that traveled 350 feet and pushed the score to 13-7. San Francisco could not answer, and the final line read 13 runs on 9 hits for Colorado against 7 runs on 11 hits for the Giants.
Pitching
Both starting pitchers had a rough afternoon. Giants starter Blade Tidwell lasted 4 1/3 innings and allowed six runs, including Amador’s home run. Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes went four innings and allowed seven runs, including the homer to Devers. In relief, Nick Frasso worked a scoreless inning. Sam Hentges took the loss for San Francisco, falling to 1-5.
Series recap
The win also gave Colorado the 2026 season series, 7-6. One report described it as Colorado’s first season-series win over San Francisco since 2020, but that historical note was not independently confirmed. Reporting after the game described a high walk total by Giants pitching, though the exact number was disputed, and said first-year manager Tony Vitello criticized the team’s control and held a postgame team meeting.
- August 14: Colorado won the opener 5-2.
- August 15: San Francisco evened the series with a 7-1 win.
- August 16: The Rockies took the finale 13-7 to win the series two games to one.
What’s next
The loss came in Tony Vitello’s first season managing in the major leagues. He took over the Giants in 2026 after coaching the University of Tennessee’s college program. San Francisco moves on to a three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians that begins Tuesday, August 18, 2026.