Padres at Rockies
After entering this week’s three-game road series against the Colorado Rockies with a total of two wins, the San Diego Padres already have matched that total and can record a series sweep with a victory on Wednesday. Colorado dropped its third game in a row on Tuesday, when they were held to five hits and struck out 10 times in a 5-2 loss.
Trevor Story belted a two-run homer in the loss, but leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon was scratched from the lineup due to tightness in his right quadriceps and is listed as day-to-day. The Rockies are 1-4 on their six-game homestand and have scored three runs or fewer in five of their last six contests. “It’s a collective thing,” Colorado manager Bud Black told reporters. “You see this a lot across the landscape of this game, where, when your offense is going well, you have five, six, seven guys swinging the bat well. We have maybe a couple.” The Padres certainly can relate after opening with a 2-8 mark, but Hunter Renfroe’s go-ahead, three-run homer provided a spark in Tuesday’s win while Jose Pirela raised his average to .302 with three hits.
TV: 3:10 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Colorado)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Luis Perdomo (1-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. Rockies RH German Marquez (0-1, 6.52)
Perdomo bounced back from a rocky outing against Milwaukee to record the win against Houston on Friday, giving up one run and four hits over five innings. “We’ve put urgency to him and tried to give him a sense of, ‘Hey, it’s time to go,’” manager Andy Green told reporters. “He stepped up. He was outstanding.” Blackmon is 5-for-13 with two home runs against the 24-year-old Perdomo, who is 0-4 with a 6.68 ERA in seven career games (five starts) versus Colorado.
Control has been a major issue for Marquez, who has issued 10 walks against six strikeouts over 9 2/3 innings in his first two starts. The 23-year-old took the loss against Atlanta on Friday after allowing seven runs on seven hits and six walks over 4 2/3 frames. Marquez is 2-1 with a 6.30 ERA in five career appearances (three starts) against San Diego, including a 2-1 mark and 5.94 ERA in three contests last season.
WALK-OFFS
1. Colorado’s pinch-hitters are 0-for-21 with 11 strikeouts.
2. Padres OF Manuel Margot left in the ninth inning on Tuesday after getting hit in the ribs by a fastball and is awaiting X-ray results.
3. Colorado RHP Jeff Hoffman (shoulder) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Lancaster on Tuesday and allowed two runs in three innings.