"Leading off the second inning, Chapman unloaded on the first pitch from German Marquez, a belt-high fastball, which landed deep into the visitor's bullpen, 450 feet away. Thank goodness he played, manager Bob Melvin told reporters in Denver. Chapman added another three-run shot in the sixth inning, doubled and drew a walk to lead the way as the Giants outslugged the Rockies to complete a three-game sweep in a Coors Field classic, 10-8."
"That first run of the game, it's huge, Melvin said of Chapman's second-inning homer. For us, it's been the home run recently. And for him to do it, kind of apropos with all that went on yesterday. It's been a pretty good recipe for us, our core guys getting us off to good starts with homers. The win was the Giants' 10th in their past 11 games."
"The blasts from Chapman, who was suspended for his role in a first-inning benches-clearing brouhaha the previous night but appealed and thus was eligible to play, gave the Giants home runs in 17 straight games. The streak is the longest in the franchise's San Francisco era, though still two weeks shy of the modern record (since 1969), held by the 2019 Yankees, who homered in 31 consecutive games."
Matt Chapman hit a 450-foot lead-off home run in the second inning off German Marquez, added a three-run shot in the sixth, doubled and drew a walk as the Giants outslugged the Rockies 10-8 to complete a three-game sweep at Coors Field. Chapman had been suspended after a benches-clearing first-inning incident the previous night but appealed and was eligible to play. Manager Bob Melvin praised Chapman's early homer and noted core hitters have been getting the team off to strong starts with homers. The Giants have won 10 of 11, sit 71-69 and have homered in 17 straight games.
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