DENVER (AP) Mac Williamson wasted no time after being promoted from Triple-A Sacramento, homering and driving in four runs to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 14-4 on Tuesday night.
It was just the Giants' third win in the team's last 21 games at Coors Field.
Evan Longoria and Kevin Pillar also homered in support of Madison Bumgarner (2-4), who went six innings and allowed three runs on eight hits. He had eight strikeouts. Steven Duggar and Brandon Crawford each had two-run singles, pinch-hitter Tyler Austin added a two-run triple and Joe Panik had three hits, including an RBI single.
Charlie Blackmon homered to lead off Colorado's first inning. Chris Iannetta also homered for Colorado, Ian Desmond tripled twice, driving in a run and Raimel Tapia had three hits and an RBI.
Williamson's return to the Giants culminated an arduous, year-long comeback that included being designated for assignment by the Giants after a disappointing showing in spring training. He had begun last season as the Giants' left fielder but in late April tripped over a bullpen mound while going for a foul ball and crashed head first into the padded railing. Lingering concussion symptoms forced him to miss much of the rest of the season.
"Last year was extremely frustrating on multiple levels," Williamson said in the clubhouse before the game. "It is definitely gratifying that I was able to get it somewhat back together. I'm feeling good."
After clearing waivers, Williamson accepted the Giants' assignment to Sacramento, where he quickly regained the team's attention by turning his fortunes around, batting .378 with nine homers, including three on Monday night. One of them traveled 511 feet.
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He hit a 371-foot drive that was no less impressive in the Giants' five-run fourth. He got hold of a 1-1 offering from Antonio Senzatela and drove it over the left field wall for a three-run homer. Crawford singled ahead of Pillar's home run, and the Giants took a 6-1 lead.
Williamson also made a running catch at the wall of a line drive off the bat of Nolan Arenado in the Colorado eighth and starting a relay that shortstop Crawford finished with a throw to the plate that got Tapia trying for home.
Williamson added an RBI single in the fifth.
Senzatela (2-2) allowed seven runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. It was Senzatela's first loss to the Giants as a starter. In six previous starts against the Giants, he had gone 5-0 with 3.16 ERA.
