Rockies and Giants renew a classic rivalry in 2026!

I love series writeups and I felt bad that I had not done one yet.  So let's give some love to the series Tuesday night between a pair of teams with multiple KPSL titles!  Rockies at Giants....here we go!

GAME 1

Rockies - 5

Giants - 2

The Rockies erected a picket fence.  We scored one run in every odd-numbered inning - 1,3,5,7,9!  That would have us on a pace to a 5-0 shutout behind Nick Martinez, but Juan Soto ruined that with a two-run bomb off of Caleb Thielbar in the 9th!  Still, a good-looking game for the guys in purple.

Starters - Martinez and Sale

WP - Martinez  LP - Sale  SV - Pagan   HR - Tatis, Garcia, Soto

GAME 2

Rockies - 4

Giants - 6

The Rocks would get 2 in the 1st and go 4-0 but the 5th, but by 3 hitters into the bottom of the 5th it was 4-3 thanks to a Corey Seagar 3-run homer!  And the G-men would tie it before the 5th was over, then score single runs in the 7th and 8th, and let up NOTHING more.

Starters - Ray and Burnes

WP - Burnes  LP - Casparius  SV - Banks   HR - Lee, Gurriel, Seager

GAME 3

Rockies - 3

Giants - 5

The Rocks scored ALL of their runs in this one in the 1st, using four hits and a walk to jump ahead.  And then...crickets.  The Giants meanwhile plated 2 in the 4th, and then slayed Martin Perez with 3 in the 5th thanks to a walk, a Jake Burger triple(!!) and a 2-run Ian Happ bomb.  Johan Oviedo and 4 Giants relievers held strong.

Starters - Perez and Oviedo

WP - Oviedo  LP - Perez  SV - Banks   HR - Happ

GAME 4

Rockies - 6

Giants - 4

Bubba Chandler looked like he might glide the Giants to a series win, but the Rocks woke up after 13 scoreless innings in the 6th, and dropped 6 runs on Bubba and the pen in the 6th and 7th.  The Rockies bullpen definitely TRIED to give it back, but they failed to fail.

Starters - Glasnow and Chandler

WP - Thielbar  LP - Chandler  SV - Pagan  HR - Tatis, McMahon

Thanks Billy for a great series, and for gifting me a "Did you Strat today" mug that I drank my coffee out of this morning! 

Rcoks 4-4.  G-men 2-2.