Jake McCarthy gave the Rockies score the jolt they needed, launching a leadoff home run on the first pitch and driving in six runs in a 15-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on July 3, 2026. Colorado’s offense piled up 18 hits and left the Giants trying to recover from the opening inning.
The Rockies moved to 36-53 and pulled within one game of San Francisco in the NL West. That gap matters because this was the opening game of the series, and Colorado handled the first chance to cut into it.
Ryan Feltner backed the offense with six sharp innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits. He struck out nine without a walk, and Colorado had already built a 14-3 lead before Gabriel Hughes entered in the seventh inning for his Major League debut.
McCarthy’s first swing traveled 440 feet at 105.1 mph. It set the tone for a lineup that kept adding damage, including two triples from Cole Carrigg and a 104.1 mph, 432-foot solo homer from Rafael Devers in the sixth.
Ryan Feltner’s six innings
Feltner missed bats in different ways. He recorded four strikeouts with his changeup and generated 16 of his 17 whiffs with his four-seam fastball, slider, and changeup. The result was a start that held the Giants to three runs even with Logan Webb on the mound opposite him.
Gabriel Hughes enters
Hughes came in after Colorado had already turned the game into a blowout. His first Major League appearance arrived with a 14-3 margin in hand, which meant the seventh inning belonged to a debut rather than a rescue job.
How did Logan Webb perform overall beyond the early damage? The score line says enough for Colorado: 15 runs, 18 hits, and a one-game swing in the NL West on a night when McCarthy set the pace and the Rockies never let it drift.
