Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Match Player Stats On Sep 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 24, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Jhoulys Chacin pitched six effective innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-0 on Saturday night.

The fading Rockies' lead over the Milwaukee Brewers was shaved to one game for the second National League wild-card spot as Colorado managed but five hits.

Chacin (13-10) surrendered a hit and three walks to his former team and struck out six in winning his fourth straight start at Petco Park. He beat the Rockies, who were shut out for the third time in four games, for the first time in three starts in 2017.

Four Padres relievers, with Brad Hand pitching the ninth, finished off the Rockies as they fell for the fifth time in six games.

Chad Bettis (1-4) lost for the third time in his last four decisions. He lasted 4 2/3 innings and gave up a run and seven hits with two walks. He struck out three.

The Padres added three runs in the eighth, with Ian Desmond's throwing error accounting for one of the runs. The RBIs came from pinch-hitter Erick Aybar and Manuel Margot.

The Rockies, trailing 2-0, got to reliever Craig Stammen after Chacin's exit.

Desmond and Jonathan Lucroy produced one-out singles, but Stammen struck out pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia before southpaw Buddy Baumann came on to face the left-handed-hitting Charlie Blackmon. Baumann fanned the NL's batting leader to halt the rally.

Chacin, who tied Clayton Richard with his team-high 31st start, got out of a first-inning jam after DJ LeMahieu walked and Nolan Arenado reached on an error by second baseman by Carlos Asuaje. Chacin retired Gerardo Parra on a flyout to end the inning.

Bettis had to tiptoe around trouble with runners reaching base in each of the first five innings. He was bitten in the fifth when the Padres chased him after 85 pitches on Yangervis Solarte's RBI single as the Padres took a 1-0 lead.

NOTES: Rockies LHP Kyle Freeman will continue to pitch out of the bullpen, although he could get a spot start next weekend against the Dodgers. .... Padres LF Travis Jankowski started in left field, which has been the case against right-handed starters. ... CF Manuel Margot was thrown out attempting to steal, which snapped his streak at 10 straight stolen bases. He did extend his hitting streak to seven games.