Overview

• Blaine Crim, recalled hours earlier from Triple-A, delivered a three-run shot for his first MLB hit to turn a Padres lead into a 4-1 Rockies advantage at Petco Park.
• Tanner Gordon struck out nine, retired 16 straight after a first-inning Manny Machado homer, and Colorado’s bullpen closed it out with Victor Vodnik earning his eighth save.
• Kyle Farmer followed Crim’s blast with a homer on the next pitch, and the victory snapped Colorado’s six-game skid and ended a lengthy scoring drought at Petco.
• Despite JP Sears taking the loss, the Padres remained 2.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and held the second NL wild-card spot.
• The next night, Dylan Cease limited Colorado to one run over six innings and the Padres erupted for homers by Fernando Tatis Jr., Machado, Jackson Merrill and Bryce Johnson in an 11-3 win, setting up a Sunday finale of Germán Márquez vs. Yu Darvish.