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Castillo Homer Leads Giants Past Rockies

Posted Apr 30, 08 11:49 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(Newser) – Jose Castillo ended a 450 at-bat homerless drought with a tiebreaking shot to lead off the seventh inning and Fred Lewis preserved the lead with a diving catch in the eighth that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. Castillo's homer to left field off Ryan Speier (0-1) was his first since Aug. 14, 2006, for Pittsburgh against Milwaukee.

 It gave the Giants a 3-2 lead they struggled to hold onto. With a runner on second base and two outs in the eighth inning, Willy Tavares hit a sinking line drive off Tyler Walker to left field. Lewis charged and made a headlong dive to make the catch, popping up and pumping his fist after the play.

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San Francisco Giants left fielder Fred Lewis holds up his glove after catching a fly ball hit by the Colorado Rockies' Willy Tavares during the eighth inning of their baseball game in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Giants' Jose Castillo watches his tie-breaking home run off Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Speier in the seventh inning of their baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 30, 2008....   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
San Francisco Giants' Jose Castillo is greeted by manager Bruce Bochy, right, and teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Colorado Rockies' Willy Taveras, right, steals third base as San Francisco Giants third baseman Jose Castillo, left, makes the tag during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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