The San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tyler Fitzgerald continued his power surge with two home runs, Kyle Harrison tied a career high with 11 strikeouts, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night.Fitzgerald, with a pair of two-run blasts, became the first Giants player to hit seven home runs in an eight-game span since Barry Bonds in 2004. The rookie shortstop had a five-game homer streak that was snapped on Wednesday.Harrison held the Rockies to a run on one hit.
Fitzgerald followed Soler's two-out hit in the fourth with a two-run blast that put the Giants ahead 6-1. He then homered in the sixth to push the lead to 8-1. Heliot Ramos added a 3-run homer in the eighth.Brenton Doyle knocked in two runs with a triple in the eighth inning for the Rockies.The Giants had dropped five of seven since the All-Star break, including two of three in Colorado to start the second half.
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