San Francisco Giants' 35 Runs in Rockies Series Shouldn't Get You Excited Yet

The San Francisco Giants scored eight runs against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, making it the third-straight game they scored at least that many—all three resulting in wins.

During the three-game series at Coors Field, the Giants accumulated 45 hits and scored 35 runs. They racked up only 73 hits and 29 runs over the 10-game home-stand prior, winning just three of those games.

According to Andrew Baggarly of Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area, Giants manager Bruce Bochy held a pregame meeting ahead of Friday's game against the Rockies—just after the end of the abysmal home-stand that almost cost them their hold on the division lead—in which he challenged his hitters to “man up” and compete better.

The challenge obviously worked, as the Giants went on to score more runs over a three-game span than they had during any other span of that duration this season. 

However, this recent offensive explosion doesn't give me solace just yet. 

First of all, it happened in a hitter's ballpark against a pitching staff that ranks dead last in the majors in ERA, WHIP and opponent batting average, as well as hits, runs and home runs given up. 

Second of all, the Giants still rank 18th in Major League Baseball in runs scored per game and 20th in runs batted in. Beating up on the now 38-58 Rockies isn't enough to change that. 

Sure, if you're a fan of the Giants, you'll take wins any way you can get them. Especially after nearly losing eight consecutive games at home. 

And there are certainly some positive takeaways from this series: 

• Angel Pagan was able to come out of his slump by accumulating seven hits, a home run and four RBI. 
• Hunter Pence got his first hits in a Giants uniform, including his first multi-hit game as a Giant. 
• Marco Scutaro increased his batting average to .353 in nine games with the Giants. 
• Buster Posey continued his monster second half with eight hits, two home runs and seven RBI. 
• Hector Sanchez picked up four hits and looked healthy and ready to contribute post injury.
• Melky Cabrera was, well, Melky Cabrera.  

But be cautious in getting overly excited until Pablo Sandoval returns to the lineup and the Giants show that their new-look offense can score consistently in ballparks not named Coors Field. 

Be aware that this series could be similar to the one-time promise of 25 percent off that temporarily makes you think that you need a credit card. 

So maybe this series and Bocy's speech are just what the Giants needed to wake up their offense. Or maybe it was just the result of a hitter's park and bad pitching. 

What San Francisco fans should hope this series isn't, is a tap into the Giants' offensive reserves, for which they'll have to later pay back with one-run games and shutout losses—we've seen it before. 

So let's see how the team's offense fairs over the next four games in St. Louis before we pass judgment over what just happened in Colorado.