DENVER -- Carlos Gonzalez stayed scorching hot with a two-homer, four-hit night, helping propel the Rockies to an 11-3 win over the Giants in Thursday's series opener at Coors Field.
Gonzalez hit his first two-run homer as part of a four-run first that saw the Rockies send nine men to the plate off Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong (9-11). After the Rockies opened the fourth with three straight singles to grab a five-run lead, Vogelsong exited. At just three-plus innings, it tied for his shortest start of the season. Gonzalez immediately greeted reliever George Kontos with another two-run homer, this one crushed down the right-field line just inside the foul pole.