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Jim Tracy dusted off his Bonds-era four-finger salute and waggled them twice for the cleanup hitter.Yet the Giants found ways to scratch runs in five of their eight innings against left-hander Jeff Francis and the Rockies well worked bullpen.--Sanchez doubled and Xavier Nady hit an RBI single in the second inning.--Scutaros single, Pablo Sandovals double and Poseys intentional walk preceded Hunter Pences sacrifice fly in the third.--The lower half of the order contributed again in the sixth after Pence drew a leadoff walk. Sanchez singled and Nady dumped another RBI single into center to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.--Then Scutaro started another rally in the seventh when he singled, advanced on a wild pitch, advanced on a ground out and scored on yet another wild pitch.--Finally, Gregor Blanco came off the bench as a defensive replacement and almost seemed to slap a double out of the catchers glove in the eighth. Angel Pagan followed with a triple after his line drive escaped the dive of Blackmon in left field and rolled to the wall, then scored on Scutaros third hit of the game.It was Pagans 14th triple of the season, extending his own San Francisco-era franchise record and giving the crowd an opportunity to deliver the ovation he wouldve received if he hadnt passed Willie Mays on the last road trip.Scutaros popularity continues to burgeon, too. He now has 71 hits in just 49 games as a Giant and 173 on the season, third most in the NL and just one away from matching his career high.Scutaro needs to average 1.9 hits per game over the final 14 games to reach 200 a tall order, especially with the Giants positioned to clinch early and pace their starters down the stretch.In fieldSandoval played one of his best games at third base and the Giants played error-free ball aside from the catchers interference call, which is scored as an E2.Pagan probably donated some of his paycheck in this victory, though. He flipped his bat after a called strikeout to end the sixth, and plate umpire Angel Hernandez signaled with his arm three times perhaps the number of equipment violations he would cite in his postgame report to the league office.AttendanceThe Giants announced 41,718 paid. And Angel Hernandez will not receive any extra cards this Christmas.Up nextThe Giants continue their four-game series against the Rockies on Wednesday night. Matt Cain (14-5, 2.93) takes the mound against right-hander Tyler Chatwood (4-4, 5.65).