Amador and Sullivan hit 3-run HRs to help Rockies beat Giants 13-7

Colorado Rockies' Zac Veen, center, celebrates after he scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. Credit: AP/Carlos Avila Gonzalez
SAN FRANCISCO — Adael Amador and Brett Sullivan each hit a three-run home run Sunday to help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 13-7.
Amador hit a first-pitch fastball into McCovey Cove in the second inning to take 4-1 lead. It was the 23-year-old’s first home run of the season.
San Francisco's Rafael Devers blasted a three-run shot — his 25th home run this season — in the second.
Zac Veen reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second when Jordan Beck walked before JT Brubaker replaced Sam Hentges with two out in the sixth. Veen scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-7, Amador and Jake McCarthy walked to load the bases and Beck came home with Cole Carrigg was hit by a pitch.
Mickey Moniak followed with a two-run single that made it 10-7.
Hentges (1-5) allowed two runs in 1 1/3 innings in the loss.
Sullivan's homer down the right field line capped the scoring in the seventh.

Colorado Rockies teammates congratulate Adael Amadodr (1) after his three-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. Credit: AP/Carlos Avila Gonzalez
Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes allowed eight hits and seven runs through four innings.
San Francisco's Turner Hill singled in a run in the third inning for his first MLB hit.
San Francisco starter Blade Tidwell walked five while he allowed three hits and six runs, across 4 1/3 innings.
Up next
San Francisco LHP Carson Whisenhunt (3-3, 6.11 ERA) starts Tuesday opposite Guardians LHP Foster Griffin (13-4, 3.25) to open a three-game series in Cleveland.

Colorado Rockies catcher Brett Sullivan, left, celebrates with pitcher Zach Agnos after a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in San Francisco. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu
The Rockies return home as RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-5, 4.43 ERA) takes the mound Monday opposite Dodgers’ LHP Blake Snell (0-1, 5.00).
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