Can you say Gold Glove? First baseman Todd Helton turned in perhaps his finest play of the season in the seventh inning. Randy Winn drove the ball down the right-field line and it skipped off the first-base bag. Helton stayed with it, making a diving snag and tossing the ball to pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez covering first. Even Giants fans applauded Helton’s gem.
Cut down.
Troy Tulowitzki entered the game with a career-high 16 stolen bases, but he was thrown out twice by Giants catcher Eli Whiteside. In the second, Whiteside erased him at second, completing a double play as Brad Hawpe struck out. In the fourth, Whiteside cut Tulowit- zki down with a perfect throw.
Eight-foot double.
In a moment that’s sure to make a baseball blooper highlight reel, the Giants’ Juan Uribe hit a towering wind-blow popup in the fourth. The ball went nearly straight up, landing about 8 feet from home plate as catcher Chris Iannetta, Jimenez and third baseman Ian Stewart looked on.
Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post
