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SAN FRANCISCO -- The up-and-down Giants are going down to the wire in a bid to keep their even-year magic going.With three games left, manager Bruce Bochys ballclub is sandwiched between the Mets and Cardinals in the race for the two NL wild-card spots with two games separating the three teams.Its not exactly how Bochy envisioned it, not after the Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors. Given the alternative, however, San Franciscos skipper certainly isnt complaining.We certainly wish we were in a better position but you dont stop fighting, Bochy said following San Franciscos 7-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. It is what it is as far as our situation that we created. We know that.The Giants -- who won the World Series in 2010, 12 and 14 -- are one game behind the idle Mets and one game ahead of St. Louis. The Cardinals beat Cincinnati on Thursday.San Francisco hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning Friday, the Cardinals play Pittsburgh at home and the Mets close out the regular season in Philadelphia.I dont know whats going to happen but theyll keep fighting and well see what happens, Bochy said.Johnny Cueto pitched seven uneven innings for his 18th win to help set up the wild race to the finish.Cueto (18-5) overcame a shaky start in his first appearance since being sidelined more than a week with a groin strain. The All-Star right-hander matched his season high of 11 strikeouts, allowed two runs, nine hits and walked one to beat the Colorado for the third time this season.After we took the lead I just got focused on what I needed to do, Cueto said through an interpreter, adding that hes open to pitching in relief against the Dodgers if needed. Im ready. The last game is on Sunday and if they give me the ball Ill take (it).Conor Gillaspie, Angel Pagan and Brandon Crawford had two hits apiece to help the Giants bounce back after getting shut out a night earlier.Nolan Arenado had two hits and an RBI for Colorado, which was eliminated from playoff contention over the weekend and has dropped eight of 10.(Cueto) found his groove and he was doing his thing, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. Once he gets rolling hes one of those top-of-the-rotation guys that can be tough to get to.On a night when St. Louis rallied to win on a walkoff hit in the ninth, San Francisco staged its own comeback.Arenado hit an RBI double in the first and scored on David Dahls triple to put the Rockies up 2-0.The Giants tied it with two runs in the fourth, then went ahead in the sixth with help from Colorados defense. The Rockies committed two errors, including a wild throw by third baseman Arenado on Cuetos one-out bunt single that allowed two runs to score.Colorado starter Jon Gray (10-10) allowed five runs over 5 1/3 innings and left shortly after he appeared to get hit in the right ankle by Crawfords line drive in the sixth.It hurt pretty bad but Ill be all right. Nothing serious, Gray said.TAKING NO CHANCESBochy used four relievers to record the final six outs. One-time closer Santiago Casilla was not among them. Instead, Sergio Romo pitched the ninth and retired Charles Blackmon on a fly ball to end it. Youre in a situation where you have to win now, Bochy said.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: INF Eduardo Nunez is making slight progress from a mild hamstring strain but could still miss the wild-card round of the playoffs if San Francisco makes it that far. Nunez has not played since Sept. 25.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Chad Bettis (13-8) makes his final start of the season against Milwaukee on Friday. 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Theyve see the early stages, when we got the top picks in 2001 and 2002, the climb to a championship, our down moments and bringing it back with another championship. And with the recent rebuild -- were on the other side of that, hopefully -- theyve seen almost everything. But what they havent seen is an All-Star Game.This has always been one of the toughest places to play, and the reason for that is the fans: their energy, their excitement, the way they make opposing teams feel when they enter the building. Its really great that theyll get to participate in the All-Star Game as well and cheer everybody on.Of course, the biggest cheers will be for the West All-Stars, which might include a few Storm players. Bird had a fantastic season last year, leading the league in assists. She also won her fourth gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team. Also taking gold was Storm teeammate Breanna Stewart, who followed Seattles Jewell Loyd as Rookie of the Year.dddddddddddd.Bird said even though the Storms playoff run was so brief -- under the new format, they played just one postseason game -- it still gave the younger players a taste of what that level of basketball needs to be.Theres a lot to feel good about, but you dont want to get too ahead of yourself, Bird said, ever the pragmatic point guard. We still have a long way to go and a lot to learn. We had two to three really good weeks, and we need to make that two to three really good months.This will be just the fourth time the WNBA All-Star Game is held in a Western Conference city; it was in Phoenix twice (2000, 2014) and San Antonio once (2011). Bird is eager for Seattle fans to experience the open practices and kids clinics as well as the game.And she said its still a major goal for players to make an All-Star team.Its not easy to do it, said Bird, whos been an All-Star nine times. Thats saying something about your play. This is the best league, and I think people do take it seriously. Then when you get there, you just really have fun and put on a good show. ' ' '