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MLB: San Francisco 6, Colorado 3

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Published: Aug. 22, 2009 at 12:47 AM

DENVER, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Aaron Rowand hit a three-run shot Friday, and Jonathan Sanchez fanned eight batters in five innings as San Francisco downed Colorado 6-3.

The Giants moved within a game of the Rockies for the lead in the National League wild-card race. Colorado had a four-game winning streak halted.

San Francisco got to Colorado starter Aaron Cook (10-6) for three runs in the first, two of them on a ground-rule double by Bengie Molina. Travis Ishikawa later drove in Molina with a single.

The Giants had a 3-1 lead in the fourth when Rowand came through with his key blast, his 11th of the season.

Sanchez (6-10) gave up just two hits and one unearned run. Four San Francisco relievers combined to surrender two runs on seven hits the rest of the way.

Brian Wilson struggled to finish off the game in a non-save situation, giving up three singles and a run in the ninth. He struck out Omar Quintanilla, the potential tying run, to end the game.

Topics: Aaron Cook, Aaron Rowand, Bengie Molina, Jonathan Sanchez
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