DENVER - He choked up on the bat. That is all he did, and now Joe Panik owns a franchise record that had been shared by a Hall of Famer.
Panik had five hits Wednesday night to help the Giants rout the Rockies 11-3 and finally capture a game at Coors Field in their final chance this year after losing the first nine.
The Giants' stay at the bottom of the major-league standings was brief, lasting one day, because the Phillies lost in New York.
Panik became the first Giant ever with 12 hits in a three-game series when he grounded a ninth-inning single to center field.