Rockies’ late rally falls short against Padres, who pound out 16 hits at Coors Field

Time to recycle Vin Scully s classic quote about the beast that is Coors Field You don t need an official scorer at Coors Field You need a certified society accountant the late great Dodgers broadcaster famously disclosed Quite apropos for the goings on in LoDo on Saturday night in front of an declared crowd of The Padres blasted Rockies pitching for hits on their way to a - win Rockies starter McCade Brown was gone before the second inning was over and manager Warren Schaeffer was forced to use six pitchers But the Rockies as is their wont made the Padres squirm belting hits including a solo home run by Mickey Moniak in the ninth off Robert Suarez Colorado also got a three-run homer by Jordan Beck in its four-run seventh Beck s homer his first since Aug came on the heels of catcher Hunter Goodman s solo blast in the sixth The Padres trying to keep pace with the Dodgers in the National League West race snapped a five-game losing streak The Rockies lost their nd encounter and fell for the th time in games Friday night the Rockies shut out San Diego - behind a brilliant start by Kyle Freeland However Saturday night s event highlighted the fragility of the Rockies pitching They have a band ERA of which matches the club for the highest in franchise history Rockies starters have a ERA which obliterates the rotation s ERA In fact Colorado starters are nipping at the heels of the Tigers for the highest starters ERA of the modern era since San Diego s four-run fifth inning against lately signed Rockies reliever Roansy Contreras was the difference maker Contreras gave up four runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning Luis Arraez s two-out two-run single was the key hit of the inning Goodman s -foot homer to left off Padres starter Randy Vasquez was Goodman s th home run of the season setting a franchise record for homers by a primary catcher He passed Wilin Rosario who launched in The Rockies also received a highlight reel night from center fielder Brenton Doyle He ripped an RBI double off Vasquez in the second and made two outstanding catches in the Padres fourth He sprinted to the deepest part of the outfield in left-center field to rob Fernando Tatis of extra bases Two batters later he ran to right-center to steal a hit from Manny Machado The Padres teed off on Brown like Bryson DeChambeau scoring six runs on five hits in the second The inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O Hearn Ramon Laureano followed with a single and Brown hit Jackson Merrill to load the bases Jake Cronenworth drilled a comebacker off Brown s leg for an RBI single San Diego s onslaught continued with Freddy Fermin s two-run double down the left-field line and continued with Fernando Tatis Jr s -foot three-run bomb to left center