The Colorado Rockies snapped a six-game losing streak to the San Diego Padres with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night in Denver. Brendan Rodgers hit a grand slam in the fourth inning to give the Rockies a 5-4 lead, and Colorado went on to score two more runs in the inning. Elehuris Montero had three hits and Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle had two hits each for the Rockies. Jalen Beeks (2-1) tossed three scoreless, hitless innings for the win. Justin Lawrence got the final three outs for his first save of the season. Jake Cronenworth had three hits while Ha-Seong Kim, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill had two hits apiece for the Padres, who didn’t score after the third inning. Ryan Feltner went four innings, giving up four runs on 10 hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He left trailing, but the Rockies erupted for five runs in the fourth against Michael King (2-2). Two singles and an error loaded the bases with no outs, and Rodgers hit an 0-2 fastball 421 feet into the seats in left to give Colorado a 5-4 lead. It was the Rockies’ first home run in seven games and Rodgers’ first of the season. Colorado again loaded the bases in the inning and Montero drew a two-out walk to bring in another run. That was all for King, who allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three. Tovar extended the lead to three runs with an RBI single off reliever Stephen Kolek in the fifth inning.
Rockies Snap Losing Streak with 7-4 Win over Padres
