Chris Iannetta is starting to get his groove back. He crushed a 2-1 pitch from reliever Bob Howry deep into the left-field seats in the eighth, cutting the Giants’ lead to 3-1. It was Iannetta’s fourth homer of the season. The catcher loves coming to the plate at AT&T Park. He has four home runs in 16 games here.
Murton starts.
Matt Murton, called up Wednesday from Triple-A Colorado Springs, made his first start in a Rockies uniform. Giants lefty Randy Johnson greeted Murton with a five-pitch strikeout in the first. In the sixth, however, Murton perfectly executed a hit-and-run, slicing the ball through the right side of the infield for a single and sending Dexter Fowler from first to third.
Hawpe’s status.
Although right fielder Brad Hawpe has recovered from a bruised neck, the left-hander didn’t start Friday because he is 0-for-9 against Johnson in his career. Ryan Spilborghs started in right. Murton, a right-hander, started in left.
Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post
