SF Giants’ Tyler Fitzgerald continues scorching stretch with two homers in big win

SAN FRANCISCO — Not even a frigid San Francisco night could cool down Tyler Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald stayed scorching hot as enjoyed the first multi-homer game of his career, sending two home runs into the San Francisco night and driving in a career-high four RBIs. With Jorge Soler and Heliot Ramos also homering and Kyle Harrison matching his career-high of 11 strikeouts, the Giants handily defeated the Rockies, 11-4, at Oracle Park.

With two homers on the night, Fitzgerald becomes the first Giant to have seven home runs in his last eight games since Barry Bonds did so in April 2004. Fitzgerald achieved the feat just several days after he became the first rookie in franchise history to homer in five straight games, as well as the first Giant since, again, Bonds.

Hot streaks of this nature aren’t entirely new to Fitzgerald. This past May, Fitzgerald hit six home runs in a five-game stretch with Triple-A Sacramento. He had five homers in six games with Double-A Richmond in July 2022, as well as four home runs in five games with High-A Eugene in August 2021.

Soler and Ramos flexed their muscles with a home run apiece, too, giving the Giants their first four-homer game since April 13 (five). Soler launched a leadoff long ball more than halfway up the left-field bleachers to give the Giants an early lead that they’d never lose, while Ramos hit a three-run dagger in the eight. Soler, who also singled twice and drew a walk, is heating up in his own right, reaching base multiple times in his last four games and drawn a walk in his last five games.

Harrison’s dominance of the Rockies is quickly becoming a recurring theme in the 22-year-old’s major-league career. In five career outings against Colorado, Harrison has allowed seven earned runs over 28 innings (2.25 ERA) with 27 strikeouts.