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The Wallabies have been left to rue squandered chances and occasional moments of laziness which coach Michael Cheika says cost them a Test match they should have won.Australias search for a maiden victory at Loftus Versfeld continues after an 18-10 Rugby Championship defeat to South Africa on Saturday (Sunday morning AEST).It was an encouraging enough display but their failure to make their dominance count on the scoreboard opened the door for the Springboks - who were held tryless - to snap a three-game losing streak.We take our points down there and we win the game, Cheika said.We worked quite well to get into situations down there, then we got in there, and we didnt get enough shape to score another two or three tries, which we really should have done.Thats some of the best footy weve played in the middle of the field this season. Maybe we wanted to score too much.It also appears to have come at a heavy cost with new No.8 Sean McMahon (ankle) sent for scans and facing a potentially lengthy spell on the sidelines.McMahon hurt his ankle in a tackle just before the half-hour mark and tried to play on after having it strapped but didnt emerge after half-time.It would have to be something pretty significant for him not to come back out for the second half, Cheika said.All of South Africas points came via recalled five-eighth Morne Steyn, who kicked four penalties, two drop goals and expertly steered his team to victory.Cheika spoke on match eve of persisting with the Australian way despite the noise around hoodoos, altitude and opposition tactics, and thats exactly what they did - just not for long enough.They established a 10-3 lead after a Bernard Foley penalty and a debut Test try in the 14th minute to Scott Sio, who crossed under the posts to cap off an impressive multi-phase play peppered with smart offloads.But the Springboks fought back and turned the match into a grind after Israel Folaus sin-binning six minutes from the break.With only Folau to beat out wide, South African vice-captain Bryan Habana kicked ahead but was clipped as he tried to move past, prompting referee Wayne Barnes to produce his yellow card.Cheika reckoned only a penalty was warranted but admitted Folaus absence cost them valuable momentum.From there, the Springboks simply rode Steyns boot to victory, with their set piece play particularly impressive in the second half as they won a string of scrum penalties.Winger Reece Hodge missed three penalty attempts, two of them opportunities to put Australia ahead.The other was an audacious early crack from approximately 64m that would have equalled the longest penalty scored in Test history.It dropped less than a metre under the crossbar.Thats the game, mate. 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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 off Belts two-run homer in the second and led off the fourth with his first home run since Oct.dddddddddddd. 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. Bumgarner has won four of his last five starts and got his fifth double-digit strikeout game against the Cubs on Saturday.Rockies: RHP Jeff Hoffman (0-2, 6.60) goes for his first major league win in his fourth career start when the team opens a four-game series at San Diego on Thursday. ' ' '