DENVER — The temperature at first pitch of Thursday’s series finale between the Giants and Rockies was 39 degrees, but the wind chill made it feel like a frosty 32 degrees.
As snow fell from the sky and began to stick on the warning track during the first inning, everything in sight at Coors Field was freezing.
Everything, except for the bats.
On a day that initially appeared miserable for hitters, the Rockies and Giants combined for 23 runs and 23 hits in a 12-11 Colorado win. The 39-degree temperature at first pitch marked the second-coldest game in San Francisco-era history for the Giants, as a game that began in 38-degree weather in April, 2013 at Wrigley Field against the Cubs was slightly chillier.