Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Match Player Stats On Jun 03, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 3, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Ian Desmond hit a grand slam Saturday afternoon and Nolan Arenado added a two-run homer and three RBIs to support the four-hit pitching of Tyler Chatwood as the Colorado Rockies rolled to a 10-1 victory at Petco Park to end the San Diego Padres' five-game winning streak.

Desmond connected on the first pitch he saw from left-handed reliever Jose Torres in the seventh inning. His 384-foot drive was his third homer of the season -- all three have been hit at Petco Park -- and third grand slam of his career.

Arenado's 14th homer capped a three-run fifth inning against Padres starter and loser Jhoulys Chacin (4-5).

Chatwood (5-7), who gave up nine runs to the Padres in 10 innings in his first two starts against San Diego this season, allowed one run -- a solo homer by Austin Hedges in the bottom of the fifth -- on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over eight innings.

The right-hander was also 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored.

Former Rockies right-hander Chacin entered the game with the lowest home earned-run average in the National League -- and the second-lowest in the major leagues -- at 0.67.

The first run scored by the Rockies was unearned. With one out in the fourth, Padres second baseman Yangervis Solarte dropped Carlos Gonzalez's pop fly in short right for an error. Gonzalez advanced to second on a ground out and scored on Gerardo Parra's two-out single.

But the next three runs allowed by Chacin were definitely earned and started with Chatwood's one-out double in the fifth over the head of center fielder Franchy Cordero.

After Chacin struck out Blackmon for the second out in the inning, DJ LeMahieu lined a single inside the first base bag with Chatwood scoring just ahead of the throw to the plate by right fielder Hunter Renfroe.

Arenado immediately followed by driving a 1-and-1 slider from Chacin 431 feet deep into the upper deck in left to make it 4-0.

Chacin gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts as his home ERA climbed 1.36, which is still the lowest home ERA in the National League.

The Rockies scored six runs in three innings against a San Diego bullpen that had allowed only one run in the previous 20 2/3 innings.

Blackmon and LeMahieu opened the seventh with back-to-back singles off Miguel Diaz. With one out, Torres walked Gonzalez to load the bases for Desmond.

LeMahieu finished with three hits, three runs scored and an RBI. Blackmon had two hits and two runs scored. Parra had two of Colorado's 13 hits and reached base four times.

NOTES: Before the game, the Rockies were leaning toward calling up RHP Jeff Hoffman from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace LHP Tyler Anderson (3-5, 5.85) as the starter in Sunday's series finale. Hoffman, 24, is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA in eight starts in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. ... RHP German Marquez had a sore right thumb Saturday after being hit in the pitching hand by a sharp comebacker Friday night. He is expected to make his next start. ... Rockies C Ryan Hanigan is nursing a sore ankle but is expected to be ready to play by Sunday. ... Rehabbing Padres LF Alex Dickerson has made two straight starts as a designated hitter in extended spring training.