A one-inning burst changed the shape of the game as the San Diego Padres pulled away from the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Padres established control early, then broke the game open in the middle innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ethan Salas supplied the biggest offensive punch, homering in the second and again in the fifth. Samad Taylor also drove the attack, while Ty France contributed a sacrifice fly and later doubled to keep San Diego moving forward.
Ty France's sacrifice fly brought Fernando Tatis home in the first, giving San Diego the lead. Jake Cronenworth's single brought Manny Machado across later in the inning, and Ethan Salas' homer added to the margin in the second. In the fifth, Samad Taylor's single brought home Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts before Salas' second homer, which also brought Taylor home. France's double then brought Dustin Harris across in the sixth.
Robbie Ray worked through six innings for San Diego, while Colorado's starting pitcher allowed the Padres to build their advantage before departing. Kyle Karros' homer brought Connor Norby home in the sixth, but Colorado could not sustain the response.
San Diego extended its winning streak, while Colorado's losing streak continued. The game began with a contest, but the Padres' middle-inning burst left the Rockies chasing.
San Diego Padres defeated Colorado Rockies, 9-3.
- (gpid=sa:806956) went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .143 on the season).
- Kyle Karros went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .260 on the season).
- Samad Taylor went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .312 on the season).
- Robbie Ray allowed 3 runs on 3 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (10-6) (3.60 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:690279) allowed 6 runs on 8 hits over 4.1 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-1) (5.09 ERA).
Colorado Rockies fell to 56-96; San Diego Padres improved to 83-69.