DENVER -- Jake Cave came up clutch Friday, increasingly familiar territory for the first-year Rockie. He entered the series opener against the Giants as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and quickly changed the game with a leadoff double, ultimately coming around to score the tying run.

An inning later, Cave clouted a 410-foot three-run shot to right field off submariner Tyler Rogers to put the Rockies ahead for the first time in the game, setting up a 7-3 victory to start the second half.

"When I get up there, second and third, I just want to put something in fair territory,¡± Cave said. ¡°I know the guy¡¯s real tough. I want to get my eyes on where he's throwing the ball from and preferably get something in the grass to get these runs in. The at-bat went long enough that I started to feel a little comfier. I saw a slider a couple times, a heater a couple of times. I just wanted to see a pitch in a spot where I can get a good swing off, try to get on the barrel somehow, and some good happened.¡±

It¡¯s been a big month for Cave, who had his first career walk-off on July 1 and hit his first home run of the year on July 4.

¡°I think it's the first time that I've come in and hit a big home run to give us a three-run lead like that late in the game," he said. ¡°There's an awesome feeling. Those are the things you think about all the time, and you want to put yourself in the best spot to succeed in those situations.¡±

Used as a defensive replacement early in the season, Cave is hitting .304 (24-for-79) over his last 29 games and has proved even more valuable to the club than they anticipated.

¡°There's an energy to Jake, there's a focus, there's intensity, there's a competitor,¡± manager Bud Black said. "He fits on our team. And the most important thing, he's playing well, he's a contributor.¡±

Cave has been solid in the clutch, hitting .444 (4-for-9) as a pinch-hitter with two doubles and a triple.

¡°It's more mental than anything,¡± Cave said of his success off the bench. ¡°All day, every day, I'm working on my swing. Sometimes, when you¡¯re called on late in the game, the nerves can take over a little bit. I've tried to calm that down. My job is to put a good at-bat on the pitcher. I could drive a ball in the gap right now and help the team out. I could get on base and help the team out. I can have a long at-bat and help the team. There¡¯s different ways you got to think about it.¡±

Brenton Doyle picked up where he left off last weekend, homering in the seventh in his first game since the All-Star break, his fifth home run in his last seven games played. He had the Rockies¡¯ only two hits through the first six innings.

Rockies starting pitcher Cal Quantrill bounced back from a couple of turbulent innings to record a quality start, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings. He gave up a two-out double to Matt Chapman, walked Mike Yastrzemski, then yielded a bases-clearing triple to left to Thairo Estrada. Quantrill threw 68 pitches through the first four innings and 100 over six innings.

¡°I thought I threw the ball pretty well the whole game,¡± Quantrill said. ¡°Some tough runs early. It happens. I just did a better job late of getting the kind of weak contact we were hoping for after pressing maybe a little bit too hard early. I was happy with how [Elias] D¨ªaz called the game and kept them on their toes, and we actually settled into a better groove towards the end of the [outing.]¡±

Kyle Harrison blanked Colorado for his five innings on the hill, extending a seven-inning scoreless streak from his last start at Coors Field on May 7 and becoming the first visiting starter to have multiple scoreless starts of five or more innings in a single season at Coors Field.

Ezequiel Tovar homered for an insurance run in the eighth, giving him consecutive games with homers and Victor Vodnik pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to seal the win.