Giants Crush Rockies to Keep Pace in Wild-Card Race

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants got some help on the off day when the Mets and Cardinals went down. By the middle of Tuesday's game they knew that both wild card competitors had won, so they they took care of business themselves.Matt Moore was brilliant into the eighth and the lineup broke through against a young Rockies pitching staff. The 12-3 win allowed the Giants (83-74) to stay a half-game behind New York and hold a similarly slim one-game lead over St. Louis. Loma Fire Scorches 2,250 Acres, Evacuations Mandatory The Mets and Cardinals also put up a dozen runs as the three teams continued to charge toward a tense weekend.The fifth inning represented perhaps the most impressive rally of the second half. The Giants already led 2-1 against rookie German Marquez, and they took advantage of some juicy pitches while batting around. Denard Span kicked things off with a double and scored on Brandon Belt's liner to right. Belt was caught trying to stretch it to a double, but Buster Posey followed with a homer and Hunter Pence went back-to-back. Brandon Crawford lined a triple and Angel Pagan drove him in with a single. In all, the Giants had six consecutive hits in the four-run...