Printer-friendly version
By Liz Alper
Photo via @Padres on Twitter
September 18, 2016 (Denver) - Here’s a sentence we’ve never heard in a while: the Padres were in danger of getting swept by the Rockies as they entered today’s finale. They’d hope to avoid that with Jarred Cosart on the mound against Chad Bettis.
They got off to a good start. Adam Rosales hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second and the Padres led 1-0.
But that would mean nothing. Mark Reynolds one-upped Rosales with a two-run homer in the fourth and the Rockies jumped out ahead 2-1. D.J. LeMahieu walked with the bases loaded, scoring Tony Wolters and the Rockies led 3-1. Cosart was taken out in favor of Jose Dominguez, but it did no good; Carlos Gonzalez singled and scored two and the Rockies jumped up 5-1.
In the fifth, the Rockies added on. Wolters singled to score Reynolds and it was 6-1 Colorado.
Wil Myers chopped the lead in half in the sixth with a double that scored two and the score was down to 6-3 Rockies. But the Rockies hung on to sweep the Padres in three games.
The Padres come back to Petco to take on the Diamondbacks. Game one is tomorrow at 7:10 p.m. Jaxon Shipley will face Clayton Richard.
Recent comments