The Sports Xchange
By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange
Rockies 5, Padres 4
SAN DIEGO — Charlie Blackmon had two hits and drove in two runs, and the Colorado Rockies earned a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres before 19,411 fans at Petco Park on Wednesday night.
The Rockies, who took two of three in the series, are 10-3 this season against the Padres, who lost for the 11th time in 12 games.
Jorge De La Rosa worked five-plus innings, allowing two runs on two hits with four walks and four strikeouts. De La Rosa (9-5) pitched four strong innings before struggling in the fifth and sixth. Two of his walks occurred in the fifth, and he issued a pass to Chase Headley in the sixth before slugger Carlos Quentin followed with his 11th home run of the season.
Closer Rafael Betancourt gave up a run in the ninth before retiring Quentin for his 13th save.
Padres starter Andrew Cashner (5-5) gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked two.
The Rockies (44-48) held a 4-0 lead after Herrera scored on a single by Blackmon in the sixth. However, San Diego rallied.
Quentin chased De La Rosa by driving a 1-1 pitch over the wall in center for a two-run homer to cut the lead in half with no outs in the sixth.
The Padres (41-51) sliced the lead to 4-3 when Chris Denorfia drove in Everth Cabrera with no outs in the seventh.
Blackmon smoked an eighth-inning triple into the right field corner, scoring pinch hitter Corey Dickerson, to boost Colorado’s lead to 5-3.
Todd Helton drew a leadoff walk in the second inning and scored on Jonathan Herrera’s sacrifice fly, putting the Rockies on top 1-0.
Helton’s RBI single with two outs in the third plated DJ LeMahieu for a 2-0 advantage.
In the fifth, the Rockies made it 3-0 when LeMahieu, who reached on an error, scored on a wild pitch.
NOTES: OF Dexter Fowler and SS Troy Tulowitzki will rejoin the Rockies on Thursday in Los Angeles, where the club opens a four-game series with the Dodgers. Fowler, who has been out since June 26 with a bone bruise in his right hand, could be in the lineup Thursday, but Tulowitzki will be re-evaluated, manager Walt Weiss said Wednesday. Tulowitzki has been on the disabled list since June 14 with a fractured rib. … Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez returned to the lineup after missing two games with an injury to his right middle finger. … RHP Sean O’Sullivan will be called up from Triple-A Tucson to start for the Padres on Friday against the San Francisco Giants. O’Sullivan has a 7-4 record with a 3.88 ERA in 18 starts with Tucson.
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