Nearly no-hit, SF Giants walked off by Rockies in dramatic, devastating loss

DENVER — Gabe Kapler broke one of his golden rules to dish out a dose of optimism before Friday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The San Francisco Giants’ analytically inclined manager doesn’t like small sample sizes. But his club’s past home stand provided an opportunity to highlight one. “We were a very productive offense,” he said. “It’s no secret: We were very productive because LaMonte Wade Jr. came up huge for us, Yaz got some big hits for us, Joc had some big at-bats, Wilmer Flores – the core group of veteran players that are here because they’ve always had great at-bats and done da…

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