San Diego Padres (38-29, third in West NL) vs. Colorado Rockies (25-41, fourth in West NL)
Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCH LIKELY: Padres: Dinelson Lamet (1-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) Rockies: Austin Gomber (5-5, 3.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 71 strikeouts )
LINE: Rockies +134, Padres -154; over / under is 11 races
BOTTOM LINE: Colorado enters the game as the loser of its last four games.
The Rockies are 11-21 against the rest of their division. Colorado’s offense has compiled a .242 batting average this season, good for tenth place in the National League. Yonathan Daza leads the team with an average of 0.318.
The Padres are 17-11 against the rest of their division. San Diego has a base team percentage of 0.314, good for third place in the National League. Tommy Pham leads the club with a score of .374.
The Padres won the last meeting 3-0. Joe Musgrove claimed his fourth victory and Fernando Tatis Jr. went 4 for 4 with two doubles, one homerun and two RBIs for San Diego. Chi Chi Gonzalez recorded their second loss for Colorado.
BEST PERFORMANCE: Ryan McMahon leads the Rockies with 28 more hits and hits 0.500.
Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the Padres with 29 more hits and hits 0.654.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 3-7, 0.268 batting average, 7.09 ERA, led by 27 points
Padres: 4-6, 0.200 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by eight points
INJURIES: Rockies: Jordan Sheffield: (lat), Scott Oberg: (blood clots), Peter Lambert: (elbow), Jon Gray: (elbow), Chris Owings: (left thumb), Matt Adams: (elbow).
Padres: Trey Winenter: (elbow), Taylor Williams: (knee), Matt Strahm: (knee), Drew Pomeranz: (lat), Adrian Morejon: (left forearm), Keone Kela: (right forearm), Javy Guerra: (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: (elbow), Jose Castillo: (not disclosed), Michel Baez: (right elbow), Dan Altavilla: (elbow), Jorge Ona: (right elbow), Austin Nola: ( knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.