Well, the Colorado Rockies will enter the All-Star break neither ahead nor too much further behind the San Francisco Giants. A late-inning setback, thanks to Rockies reliever Antonio Senzatela and a throwing error, gave the Giants a 3-1 win on Sunday at Oracle Park.

As the first half officially ends on Sunday, the Rockies now sit three games behind the Giants for fourth place in the National League West Division. A win on Sunday would have put Colorado a game closer to San Francisco, but it just didn't happen. The Giants ended up winning three out of four games in this series.

Jake McCarthy, though, got things off to a rollicking start with an inside-the-park home run. McCarthy hit a drive to right-center field, the deepest part of Oracle Park. Giants right fielder Jung Hoo Lee got to the ball, but was not able to secure the ball.

McCarthy was rounding the bases and didn't stop until he got to home plate. Initially, the play was ruled as a triple and an error on Lee. Later on, though, that was changed to give McCarthy his round-tripper.

That, in the end, was the only run that the Rockies scored all game long.

In the fourth inning, Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen, who was outstanding in five innings of work, got the first two outs. Bryce Eldridge walked, and Willy Adames singled to put runners at first and second base.

Drew Gilbert then singled to left field, scoring Eldridge and tying the game at 1-1.

In five innings of work, Lorenzen gave up five hits, one earned run, walked three, and struck out one. He now wraps up the first half with a 6.22 ERA. Brennan Bernardino and Jimmy Hurget followed with impressive one-inning outings. 

That set things up for Senzatela to come on and keep the game close. But it just didn't work out that way.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Senzatela walked Rafael Devers. With one out, Eldridge singled to right and Devers motored around to third base. Pinch-runner Grant McCray came on to replace Eldridge.

McCray stole second base, and advanced to third on a throwing error by Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, who will now head to Philadelphia for Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. Devers scored on the play, putting San Francisco up 2-1. 

Adames followed with a single to left field, McCray scored, and the Giants were up 3-1 heading to the ninth inning.

Giants reliever Erik Miller came on and gave up a leadoff single to left field by Goodman. TJ Rumfield hit a slow roller to third base and, as he was thrown out at first, Goodman advanced to second base.

This gave the Rockies at least two more at-bats to get Goodman across home plate and get within a run of San Francisco. Miller struck out Kyle Karros, and Lee made a sliding catch in right field off a Cole Carrigg drive out there. Carrigg put up quite a fight, making Miller throw double-digit pitches.

Colorado is now 20 games under .500 at 39-59. The Rockies will not return to action until Friday night, so they'll have plenty of time to take a breather after the first half. It should be noted that Colorado has been a come-from-behind team so far, even though the overall record does not show it.

Let's see what the Rockies can do in the second half.

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