San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Match Player Stats On Sep 15, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 15, 2017

DENVER -- At an ideal time for himself and the Colorado Rockies, pitcher Tyler Chatwood has seized a late-season opportunity.

The Rockies turned to Chatwood somewhat by default on Sept. 5 to be the No. 5 starter, and he has been getting better and better. He made his third start of the month on Friday night and muffled the San Diego Padres in Colorado's 6-1 win.

Chatwood, who is eligible for free agency after the season, worked 5 2/3 innings and held the Padres scoreless until Wil Myers belted his career-high tying 28th homer to end Chatwood's 94-pitch outing.

The homer also halted Chatwood's scoreless streak at 13 innings since he returned to the rotation this month after not starting since Aug. 2. In his three starts, Chatwood is 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA.

The Rockies scored four runs with two outs in the second inning. Chatwood singled home the first two and DJ LeMahieu followed with a two-run triple.

After Nolan Arenado led off the eighth with his 34th home run, increasing his major league-leading RBI total to 124, Trevor Story tripled and scored on Ian Desmond's sacrifice fly.

The Rockies are 9-4 against the Padres this season with six straight victories, tying the longest winning streak against them in franchise history. Colorado also beat San Diego six consecutive times from April 5 to April 14, 2013.

A member of the Rockies' Opening Day rotation, Chatwood (8-12) walked one and struck out three. He faced just two batters with a runner in scoring position and got double play balls to end the first two innings en route to getting nine outs on ground balls.

Mike Dunn relieved Chatwood and got Yangervis Solarte to hit a ground ball that scooted through the legs of Arenado at third. After issuing a walk, Dunn gave way to Scott Oberg, who got Erick Aybar to ground into a force play.

In Padres starter Clayton Richard's last outing at Coors Field on July 19, the Rockies strafed him for 14 hits and 11 runs (10 earned) in 3 2/3 innings. It was much different Friday for Richard (7-14), who got 13 outs on ground balls, walked three, struck out seven and gave up seven hits and four runs, all in the fateful second inning.

The Rockies struck for four two-out runs in the second. Richard intentionally walked No. 8 hitter Jonathan Lucroy to load the bases, but that strategy backfired when Chatwood lined a two-run single to right. He did not have an RBI in his first 36 at-bats this season.

LeMahieu, batting first for the third time this season, followed with a two-run triple to make it 4-0. The rally began with Carlos Gonzalez's infield single and a double by Mark Reynolds.

Chatwood got double-play grounders to end each of the first two innings. He gave up a single to Cory Spangenberg in the second followed by a walk before Jabari Blash bounced into a double play.

Chatwood limited the Padres to three singles through five innings, getting eight outs on grounders in that span while facing two batters with a runner in scoring position.

NOTES: Rockies CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the lineup for just the fourth time this season and did not play. He's hitless in his past 14 at-bats and one for his past 21. ... Padres INF/OF Jose Pirela, who suffered a left pinkie sprain Sunday while sliding, hit in the indoor batting cage but was not in the lineup. ... Rockies RHP Scott Oberg, who retired the four batters he faced on ground balls, has made eight straight scoreless appearances totaling 9 2/3 innings with no walks and 11 strikeouts in that span. ... Padres 1B Wil Myers has hit safely in 11 of 13 games against the Rockies this season and is batting .354 (17-for-48) with five doubles, two triples, four homers and nine RBIs.