DENVER – There are no consolation prizes. Not this time of year.

So when the Giants lost to the Rockies, 3-2, on Friday night at Coors Field, rookie Logan Webb didn’t hesitate in his answer when asked if he would take solace in another stellar performance on the mound.

“To be honest, no,” he said.

The loss was sudden and stunning. It also cost San Francisco a home run in a tight National League Wild Card race. With the D-backs, Marlins and Reds all winning, they all jumped the Giants in the standings as they fell out of third place in the Wild Card.

In one of the strangest games the Giants have ever played at Coors Field — a place where “weird” is often an operative word — they didn’t get a hit through seven innings against Colorado starter Chase Anderson, and yet they took the lead, 1 -0.

San Francisco remained hitless against relievers Justin Lawrence and Nick Mears before J.D. Davis broke up the no-hit bid with a double to lead off the ninth inning of a 1-1 game.

Davis eventually scored on Wilmer Flores’ bases-loaded walk-off hitter to give the Giants a 2-1 lead.

But in the bottom of the ninth inning, closer Camilo Duval couldn’t prevent any chances for a wild ending to a bizarre contest. Charlie Blackmon led off with a double to left-center, and Duvall later walked off with a single off Nolan Jones.

Elihoris Montero then singled to left, and Mike Yastrzemski’s throw never reached catcher Patrick Bailey’s glove because it hit Blackmon in the butt as he slid to the plate. The ball flew away from Bailey and back, enabling Jones to score the winning goal.

“Obviously it’s a tough loss,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “But I think the most important thing here is that we have a quick turnaround with an early game tomorrow, and we have two of those.”

The current series against the last-place Rockies is especially important for the Giants, who play the D-backs, Dodgers and Padres after leaving Denver, making their schedule one of the toughest to conclude the regular season among NL Wild Card contenders. . The combination comes with its own unique challenges, but due to rain on Thursday night, the clubs play a doubleheader on Saturday.

With 15 hours between the end of Friday’s game and the first game scheduled for Saturday, mentally erasing this game from the front of the Giants’ minds may be difficult.

“I’m glad it’s 12:10 [p.m. MT] He said: “A match, not the third match.” “So we can get on the field and get back to playing our game.”

The Giants’ bullpen was disjointed for most of the season. But with Michael Conforto back in the lineup on Friday, the regular batting order is finally back to full strength in the wake of a home run in which San Francisco’s bats came back to life after a cold stretch.

Defensively, the Giants were among the worst teams in the major leagues, entering Friday with an MLB-leading 101 errors. That number rose to 102 with a tough luck E-7 on Yastrzemski due to a good throw turning bad.

But when the bats fell silent in the friendliest stadium in the major league, the defense was uncharacteristically strong. In the sixth inning, shortstop Brandon Crawford made a massive full-extension dive to catch a ground ball from Brenton Doyle heading to center field.

On the next play, first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Diving of his own to start a 3-1 finish with Webb covering the bag.

Those sparkling plays helped Webb on a night when he could use a little help from the lineup as well, though he’s accustomed to not getting it — prior to a 9-1 win over the Rockies last week at Oracle Park, Webb had the lowest ​Run support (3.03 runs per nine innings pitched) among eligible starters in 2023.

However, the right-hander threw eight impressive innings on Friday, yielding one run on four hits while walking none and striking out six.

With his performance, Webb reached 200 points for the first time in his career. His 201 innings pitched this season leads the Majors, and if he continues to pitch the way he has over his past four starts (2.03 ERA), he could become a candidate for the Darkhorse NL Cy Young Award.

While this honor would be nice, there are no consolation prizes if you don’t play in October. Webb and the Giants were reminded of that Friday.

He added: “The goal is to win the match.” “And we didn’t do that.”