San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Box Score on Jul 17, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 18, 2017

DENVER -- It took nearly one month, and it wasn't easy, but the Colorado Rockies finally posted consecutive victories for the first time since they completed a six-game winning streak June 20.

Colorado scored seven times in the first three innings, then held on for a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night at Coors Field.

Trevor Story drove in three runs, and Charlie Blackmon hit his fourth leadoff homer among three hits as the Rockies followed up their 13-4 rout of the New York Mets on Sunday by winning for the seventh time in 22 games.

Gerardo Parra hit his eighth home run, giving him seven straight games with at least one RBI and 11 in that span since coming off the disabled list. Since being reinstated after missing 28 games, Parra has gone 13-for-28 (.464).

The Rockies held a 7-2 lead after three innings but were forced to use four pitchers in the eighth as the Padres scored three times.

Hector Sanchez hit a solo homer off Jake McGee, Jabari Blash lifted a sacrifice fly, and Allen Cordoba hit an RBI single off Adam Ottavino to cut Colorado's lead to 8-6. Scott Oberg gave up a single before Mike Dunn recorded the out of the inning.

DJ LeMahieu's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth gave closer Greg Holland a three-run cushion. Holland gave up a two-out double but earned his 29th save in 30 opportunities.

The Rockies knocked out Padres starter Luis Perdomo (4-5) after 2 1/3 innings. Perdomo allowed seven runs (five earned) and six hits.

Colorado's German Marquez (7-4) gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. He tied a career high with nine strikeouts and walked two.

Marquez gave up a two-run homer to Blash in the second but seemed to find a groove after third baseman Nolan Arenado started an inning-ending double play in the third with a nifty stop.

Blackmon opened the game by homering off the facade of the third deck in right field. It was his 22nd home run overall and extended his franchise record for leadoff homers to 26.

Story hit a game-tying single in the second after Blash's homer and the Rockies chased Perdomo by scoring five times in the third.

Story hit a two-run double and Marquez hit a run-scoring infield single after the Rockies scored on bases-loaded walks to Mark Reynolds and LeMahieu.

Two of the runs in the inning were unearned because shortstop Erick Aybar charged Nolan Arenado's slow grounder with no outs and runners on first and second only to have the ball go through his legs.

NOTES: Rockies RHP Jairo Diaz was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque, and LHP Zac Rosscup was optioned there. ... Rockies RHP Chad Bettis (testicular cancer) is scheduled to make his second rehab start for Double-A Hartford on Tuesday and throw three innings or about 45 pitches. ... Padres C Austin Hedges was scratched from the lineup and missed his third straight game after getting hit hard in the mask with a foul ball Friday. ... Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela will be recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Tuesday. ... Padres RHP Kirby Yates was reinstated from the paternity leave list and struck out the one batter he faced. RHP Jose Valdez was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.