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Jackson Merrill helps Padres knock off Rockies
Jackson Merrill belted a three-run homer to help the host San Diego Padres overcome Mickey Moniak's two-homer, five-RBI performance in a 9-6 victory versus the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.,San Diego's Gavin Sheets provided insurance with a two-run double in the eighth inning, and Jose Iglesias had a ...

Padres hope to keep heat on Dodgers in finale with Rockies
With two weeks and 13 games remaining, the San Diego Padres are very much alive in the National League West.,San Diego (81-68) is chasing Los Angeles (83-65) for division supremacy and can keep the heat on the Dodgers in the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunda...

Padres slug 4 homers, overpower struggling Rockies
Manny Machado homered for the second straight game, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill and Bryce Johnson also went deep, and the host San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Saturday night.,Machado, Tatis, Elias Diaz and Luis Arraez finished with two hits each for San Diego (81-68). Arra...

Rockies seek to deal Padres another blow in quest for NL West title
In a season with far too many long nights, the Colorado Rockies experienced a really good one on Friday that might put a serious crimp in the San Diego Padres' hopes of a National League West title.,The Rockies (41-107) snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory on Friday. The decision kept...

Blaine Crim's first career homer powers Rockies past Padres
Blaine Crim belted a three-run homer Friday night for his first MLB hit and Tanner Gordon pitched into the seventh inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies played the spoiler's role with a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres.,Gordon (6-6), who was rocked for six runs on Sunday in an 8-1 loss to San Die...

Padres turn to JP Sears to help rotation vs. Rockies
Even with time running out in their quest to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers or Chicago Cubs to earn home-field advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs, the San Diego Padres are taking a big-picture look at the regular season's last 15 games.,The Padres will call up JP Sears from...

Randy Vasquez whiffs 9 as Padres shut out Rockies
Jackson Merrill homered and Randy Vasquez fanned a career-high nine in six shutout innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Thursday.,Luis Arraez added three hits and an RBI as San Diego (80-67) moved within 2 1/2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for first pl...

Padres look to ignite offense in opener vs. reeling Rockies
Two teams coming off poor series at the plate will try to iron out their offensive woes at each other's expense over the next four games.,The San Diego Padres, needing wins to run down either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Chicago Cubs in an attempt to earn home-field advantage for the first round of th...

Blake Snell, Dodgers blank Rockies, complete dominant sweep
Blake Snell delivered six scoreless innings, Mookie Betts had a grand slam among his four hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday.,Andy Pages had an RBI double among his three hits as the Dodgers (82-64) extend...

Blake Snell bids to send Dodgers to series sweep of Rockies
After no fewer than three no-hit bids fell by the wayside for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the past four games, they now send a pitcher to the mound who accomplished the feat as recently as last season.,Left-hander Blake Snell will take the mound Wednesday for just his ninth start for the Dodgers th...

Dodgers relying on starting pitchers against Rockies
Intent on expanding their one-game lead in the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers are confident their starting staff and a cluster of returning players can help lead the charge down the stretch. ,The Dodgers could get late-inning left-hander Alex Vesia (oblique) back from a short stint on...

Dodgers lose no-hit bid in ninth during win over Rockies
Two days after coming within one out of a no-hitter, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost another no-hit bid in the ninth inning on Monday before finishing off a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 over seven no-hit, one-run innings and Blake Treinen followed with a h...

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers ride power surge into opener vs. Rockies
One day after Shohei Ohtani supplied a much-needed victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers to prevent an empty road trip, the club is set to start a three-day visit back home with a series against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.,Ohtani hit a pair of home runs in Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Baltimore O...

Padres hit four homers in win over Rockies
Jackson Merrill had three hits, including one of four home runs for San Diego, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday.,Manny Machado homered and doubled, and Ramon Laureano and Gavin Sheets also went deep for San Diego (78-65). The Padres remained a game behind the first-pl...

Dylan Cease, Padres have sense of urgency vs. Rockies
The Padres briefly occupied first place in the National League West after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers two weeks ago, but San Diego hasn't played like a first-place team since.,San Diego (77-65) had lost nine of its past 11 games and five in a row before Saturday night's 10-8 win over Colorado. D...

Padres emerge from hit-fest with victory over Rockies
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and singled to reach 700 career hits, Freddy Fermin had two hits and drove in three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver on Saturday night.,Luis Arraez and Ryan O'Hearn had three hits apiece and Ramon Laureano finished with two hits to he...

After birth of child, Padres' Randy Vasquez hopes to deliver vs. Rockies
San Diego's Randy Vasquez celebrated the birth of his daughter this past week, and his first chance to pitch again will come in a pennant race in Denver on Saturday night.,Vasquez (3-6, 3.96 ERA) will try to navigate hitter-friendly Coors Field for the Padres (76-65) in the second of a three-game se...

Kyle Freeland shuts down Padres in first game since ejection
Kyle Freeland retired the first 13 batters he faced and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 in Denver on Friday night.,Freeland (4-14), who did not allow a baserunner until Ramon Laureano doubled in the fifth inning allowed just two hits in a...

Padres turn to strong arms in series with Rockies
The San Diego Padres recently lost All-Star reliever Jason Adam for the rest of the season, but they still have plenty of quality arms for the stretch run, which continues Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. ,San Diego right-hander Nick Pivetta (...

Appeal-ing result: Matt Chapman homers twice as Giants top Rockies
Matt Chapman went deep twice to extend San Francisco's home run streak to 17 games as the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 in Denver on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series.,Chapman, who earlier Wednesday appealed a one-game suspension from Major League Baseball for his actions in a benches-c...