Peavy Gets Revenge Against Rockies, Continues Home Dominance

There are few instances where fans of the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's find themselves unified, but on a seemingly ordinary Fourth of July, the two sides came together with the news that Kevin Durant would take his talents to the Bay Area.

The 2014 NBA MVP, at a glance, has no connection whatsoever to the orange and black, but during an early season home series against the Colorado Rockies in 2013, Durant paid his first visit the glamorous AT&T Park to see the Giants play before facing off against the Warriors.

At the time, the Giants were the defending champions, fresh off of a sweep of the powerhouse that was the 2012 Detroit Tigers, giving them their second World Series title in three years.

San Francisco shouldn't have been anywhere close to the World Series, as the squad was down two games to one against the Cincinnati Reds and down three games to one against the St. Louis Cardinals, yet with a couple of Hunter Pence led motivational speeches, the team rallied.

While the Giants were able to seal the deal in 2012, Kevin Durant, six months earlier, couldn't get the job done against LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

Although Durant grew up in Washington D.C. and became a fan of the Nationals once his hometown got a team, Durant had a natural admiration for the then two-time champions, praising the team for their ability to fight with their backs against the wall.

With the Rockies back in town and Durant back in the Bay Area for the long-haul, at least in spirit, the Giants once again played the championship level baseball for which the All-Star praised them.

Jake Peavy, who wasn't around for Durant's visit back in 2013, continued his dominance at home with pitching as hot at the summertime weather.

The veteran's last start against the Rockies was forgettable, to say the least.

In only his second start of the season, the Rockies put on an offensive clinic against Peavy, allowing both a career high and a San Francisco Giants franchise high ten extra base hits in a rough 10-6 lead.

Peavy looked nothing like the April version of himself, allowing only one run over the course of 6.2 innings while striking out six Rockies, continuing his streak of dominance at home over the course of the last month.

The Giants finished the day with only four total hits, but there were a few fireworks at the plate which got San Francisco the runs they needed to support Peavy.

Buster Posey launched a solo shot several rows up into the bleachers to tie the game at one in the second inning, and Angel Pagan gave the Giants a two-run lead with an all upper-body two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning.

Despite the difficulties over the past two games, the Giants bullpen righted the ship, pitching 2.1 combined innings of scoreless baseball.

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