With an opportunity to win their series against the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies couldn't deliver at the plate and fell 3-2 in the series-finale. Christian Friedrich was solid on the mound for Colorado, pitching five innings and allowing only two earned runs in the no-decision.
The Rockies generated all of their offense in the opening two innings of the game. Marco Scutaro got Colorado on the board in the opening inning with an RBI single. After San Diego tied the game in the first, DJ LeMahieu gave the Rockies a 2-1 lead with an RBI double. LeMahieu was the only player to record multiple hits for the Rockies.
With the score tied in the 7th inning, the Padres took the lead courtesy of a Will Venable single that drove in Everth Cabrera.
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