Myers hits for cycle as Padres defeat Rockies
DENVER -- Wil Myers hit for the second cycle in San Diego history and the first of his career Monday night as the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3.
Myers singled in the first, doubled home a run in the third, homered in a three-run sixth and tripled in the eighth. The other Padres cycle was also accomplished at Coors Field, by Matt Kemp on Aug. 14, 2015.
Myers' cycle was the eighth by a Rockies' opponent at Coors Field and the 15th there overall.
Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer for the Padres, who got a superb spot start by Jarred Cosart followed by fine relief work as they evened their record at 4-4 with their third win in the past four games. The Rockies (5-3) have lost two straight.
Trevor Cahill was scheduled to start for San Diego, but he was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday due to a back strain. So the Padres turned to Cosart, who had made one 26-pitch relief appearance this season and had not pitched in five days. He held the Rockies scoreless for four innings and threw 70 pitches.
Tyler Chatwood (0-2) held the Padres to one run through five innings but yielded two homers and was knocked out in the sixth. Myers lofted his third homer to right-center to open the inning. Chatwood walked Ryan Schimpf with one out, and Renfroe followed with his third homer of the season to put the Padres ahead 4-0.
Chatwood has allowed four homers in 11 1/3 innings in his two 2017 starts. He wound up charged with four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings Monday.
The Rockies made it 4-1 when DJ LeMahieu hit his first homer, an opposite-field shot to right in the sixth off Jose Torres. Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Brandon Mauer, the sixth Padres pitcher.
Miguel Diaz (1-0), who followed Cosart to the mound, earned his first major league win in his second appearance in the big leagues.
Myers' triple quickly led to the final Padres run when Yangervis Solarte followed with a sacrifice fly.
Myers' double gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the third. The one-out hit scored Manuel Margot, who led off with a walk before Chatwood struck out Solarte and Schimpf.
NOTES: Rockies RHP Chad Qualls (right forearm tightness) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Albuquerque and pitch one inning at Reno and do the same thing Thursday. ... Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado has hit safely in each of the team's eight games. ... Rockies OF David Dahl (stress reaction rib) will join the team in San Francisco this weekend to be re-evaluated by the training staff. Dahl is getting treatment at the Rockies' complex in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Padres C Luis Torrens made his first major league start and went 0-for-2 with a walk after appearing in two games as a defensive replacement and going 0-for-2. ... Padres RHP Carter Capps (right elbow) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with high Class A Lake Elsinore and pitch one inning as he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery performed on March 8, 2016. ... Padres rookie CF Manuel Margot has hit safely in six of eight games and reached base safely in all but one.