Chris Haft - MLB.com
The Giants' offense started quickly and then stalled for the rest of the evening as their season-high five-game winning streak dissolved Monday in a 4-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
Rockies starter Jeff Francis (4-8) proved stingier than the Giants' Matt Cain (8-10). Francis won his fourth consecutive game against the Giants, yielding two runs and seven hits in seven innings. Cain lasted six innings, allowing three runs and six hits.
San Francisco jumped ahead with a pair of first-inning runs. Randy Winn singled leading off and scored on Fred Lewis' triple. Bengie Molina's sacrifice fly delivered Lewis.
Colorado pulled even in the second inning on Yorvit Torrealba's sixth home run of the season, which followed Ian Stewart's infield single.
The Giants loaded the bases with nobody out in the third inning and couldn't score, reflecting their inability to sustain much at the plate. Aaron Rowand grounded into a fielder's choice, forcing out Cain at home, before Molina grounded into a double play.
The Rockies inched ahead in the fourth as Omar Quintanilla drew a one-out walk and came home on Troy Tulowitzki's triple.
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