Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres
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Tovar homers as the Rockies beat the Padres 6-3 for their season-high 6th straight win
Tovar, Ryan McMahon and Elehuris Montero each had two hits as last-place Colorado improved to 4-2 against San Diego this season.
Cal Quantrill (3-3) earned his third consecutive win. The right-hander, who was selected by San Diego in the first round of the 2016 amateur draft, allowed one run and six hits in six-plus innings.
“There’s no hatred toward them. I have some good friends over there," he said. “But I definitely feel it’s important to me to put my best foot forward here. I want to prove that I was exactly what they drafted.”
Rockies manager Bud Black said Quantrill has added a split-finger changeup to his repertoire.
“He has a traditional circle change but the split has good action," Black said. “When his arm gets to the release point, it looks like a fastball and if he throws it in the right spot, it’s really tough to hit.
“I know that he worked on it a lot in spring training and it’s now part of his mix. It’s a tough pitch, it’s uncomfortable to throw. But he’s keeping it down in the zone and he’s getting outs.”
Quantrill is happy to contribute to a team on the rise, especially after the Rockies’ dreadful first month.
“It’s been a really nice week for us," he said. “Trust me, we worked hard for this. It was a tough start to the year, so we’re not taking anything for granted and we’re going to try and keep it rolling.”
Tyler Kinley handled the ninth for his first save.
Cease (5-3) was charged with three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
The ace right-hander went 2-0 with a microscopic 0.66 ERA in his first two May starts.
“They put together a lot of good at-bats against Dylan," Padres manager Mike Shildt said. "They were on every pitch after a while.”
San Diego has lost three of four to drop under .500 at 22-23. The Padres are 11-14 against teams with losing records.
McMahon homered in the fourth, and the Rockies grabbed control with four runs in the sixth. Tovar doubled and scored on Brendan Rodgers' single. Jake Cave, Montero and Jordan Beck added three more RBI singles as Colorado opened a 5-0 lead.
“Tovar is a real player," Black said. “There’s a reason why our guys upstairs went to him with a long-term contract. They realize he’s part of our future and it’s really fun to watch him play every day.”
San Diego scored three runs in the seventh. Luis Campusano and Luis Arraez each hit an RBI single, and Campusano scampered home on a wild pitch.
Campusano, Arraez and Fernando Tatis Jr. each had two hits for the Padres.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: C Elias Diaz (left hand) exited in the third inning.
Padres: RHP Joe Musgrove (right elbow) threw a light bullpen session on Monday.
UP NEXT
Padres RHP Michael King (3-3, 3.67 ERA) faces Rockies LHP Austin Gomber (0-2, 3.43 ERA) on Wednesday as the teams complete a three-game series in their final meeting until August.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Tatis Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Arraez lined out to second. | |
9th Inning | Kim lined out to left. | |
9th Inning | Kinley relieved Mears | |
9th Inning | Tovar struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Blackmon lined out to first. |
Statistics
COL | SD | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
10 | Ground Balls | 17 |
13 | Strikeouts | 6 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
10 | Hits | 11 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
1 | Walks | 4 |
1 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 3 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
36 | At Bats | 34 |
2 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
10 | Runners Left On Base | 22 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 0 |
13 | Fly Balls | 11 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
150 | Pitches | 145 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
17 | Total Bases | 11 |
38 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
4.6 | Runs Created | 4.0 |
.278 | Batting Average | .324 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.472 | Slugging Percentage | .324 |
.222 | Secondary Average | .147 |
.297 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
.770 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .718 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.5 |
4.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
42.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.95 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.82 |
.194 | Isolated Power | .000 |
0.08 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
.026 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .105 |
-.056 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.176 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 5.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.7 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
88.5 | MLB Rating | 80.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 40,134 | Capacity:
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |