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Rockies snap Giants' 8-game winning streak with 5-3 victory (Yahoo Sports)
 It wasn't a dominant pitcher or a burly slugger who put an end to San Francisco's eight-game winning streak, but a 5-foot-10 backup shortstop with what Colorado manager Walt Weiss describes as ''sneaky power.'' Daniel Descalso homered and drove in three runs and the Rockies took the second game of a rain-soaked doubleheader from the streaking Giants 5-3 Saturday night. ''He's not a guy that you count on to hit the ball in the seats,'' Weiss said, ''but if you make a mistake, he'll hit it out.'' Descalso, who had a run-scoring groundout in the fourth, hit a two-run shot in the sixth off spot starter Yusmeiro Petit (1-1). San Francisco, which won the opener 10-8 behind Brandon Crawford's three RBIs, was seeking its first nine-game streak since winning 10 in a row in May 2004. More...
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