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DENVER -- Bruce Bochy couldnt throw enough arms at the problem Wednesday night -- though he certainly tried -- while the San Francisco Giants bullpen let a late-season victory slip away.Cristhian Adames hit a two-run double in the ninth inning off veteran Joe Nathan to rally the Colorado Rockies past the Giants 6-5.The Giants hold the first NL wild-card spot by half a game over the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. They are 17-32 since the All-Star break.Coming down the stretch we need every opportunity, every win we can get, said Nathan, who had his contract selected from Double-A Richmond on Saturday. When we get a chance to in the ninth we need to close those deals off and come away with a W. Bochy took advantage of Septembers expanded rosters by stuffing his bullpen. San Francisco had 14 relievers available, and the manager used eight, six in the final two innings.They still couldnt stop the Rockies.Nolan Arenado homered to start the final three-run rally, and Tom Murphy and David Dahl also went deep for the Rockies.With Colorado trailing 5-3, Arenado led off the ninth with his NL-leading 37th home run off Santiago Casilla. After Murphys one-out single, Josh Osich (1-1) entered and hit pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon. Nick Hundleys bloop single off Nathan loaded the bases, and Adames lined a double off the wall in right to end it.Jordan Lyles (4-4) pitched the ninth to get the win for the Rockies, who took two of three from San Francisco.Weve had to swallow some tough losses, Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. You play close games, tough games, tight games -- sometimes you get your heart broken. Sometimes you celebrate like we did tonight.The Giants built an early lead on homers by Brandon Belt and Gorkys Hernandez, who had two hits each.Hernandez, who turned 29 on Wednesday, doubled ahead of Belts two-run homer in the second and led off the fourth with his first home run since Oct. 2, 2012, with Miami, to make it 4-1.The Rockies crept back into the game with consecutive home runs by Dahl and Murphy in the fourth off San Francisco starter Albert Suarez. Hunter Pence made it a two-run game in the fifth with a double, one of his three hits.In this place, in a close game, anything can happen, Bochy said. You saw what happened there. You see it so many times here. The `pen did a great job in the sixth, seventh and eighth. Just couldnt hold on.You got to win games youre supposed to win.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: RHP Jake Peavy (strained lower back) was activated off the 15-day disabled list. ... Bochy gave INF Joe Panik and OF Denard Span a night off.Rockies: 1B Gerardo Parra left the game following the first inning after suffering a right hamstring strain stretching for a throw from 3B Nolan Arenado. ... RHP Jason Motte (right shoulder strain) threw 25-30 pitches in a simulated game. ... 1B Mark Reynolds was away from the team for the birth of his son, Declan James, who arrived Tuesday. Reynolds will join the team in San Diego.BIG HITTERSThe Giants had 13 hits Wednesday after getting eight the night before. Prior to that, theyd gone five straight with four-or-fewer hits.UP NEXTGiants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-8, 2.51) opens a three-game series at Arizona on Friday night. 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The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session.New York Jets legend Joe Namath, who questioned the severity of Geno Smiths knee injury with an in-game tweet on Sunday, offered a mea culpa on Tuesday.Namaths apology came one day after it was revealed Smith injury is a season-ending ACL tear.My bad Geno, the Hall of Fame quarterback tweeted. In the dark ages we players had the say. I hope you heal and play as long as you choose! Joe.Smith, in his first start since Week 17 of the 2014 season, lasted only 24 plays. His right knee was bent awkwardly on a second-quarter sack by Baltimore Ravens linebacker?Matt Judon.Smith, replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick, watched the second half on the sideline in street clothes. That didnt sit well with Namath, who evidently felt Smith couldve been playing.If youve got a right knee injury keeping you out of the game why are yoou standing on the sideline the entire 2nd half? How bad can it be, tweeted Namath, whose career was hampered by multiple knee surgeries.ddddddddddddAfter the game, Smith told reporters he was begging to return, but he didnt receive clearance from the medical staff, which determined it was a potentially significant injury.On Monday, an MRI revealed the tear. Smith, 26, is visiting Dr. James Andrews on Tuesday for a second opinion, but the team doesnt expect a different result.On Sunday night, Smith took the high road, tweetin injury.On Monday, an MRI revealedl Jerseys[/url] ' ' '