Colorado @ San Diego preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 30, 2018 ) Colorado 2, San Diego 3

The San Diego Padres carry a rare three-game winning streak into Friday’s contest against the visiting Colorado Rockies, who sit 1 1/2 games behind first-place Arizona in the National League West and two games behind Milwaukee for the second wild-card spot. San Diego opened the four-game series with Thursday's 3-2, 13-inning victory after Franmil Reyes delivered the team’s first walk-off home run of the season.

Padres third baseman Wil Myers committed three errors and went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, but left fielder Hunter Renfroe had two hits and is 11-for-30 during his seven-game hitting streak. Reyes continued to impress with his 12th home run for the Padres, who are aiming for their first four-game winning streak of the season. The Rockies began a 23-game stretch against divisional foes by collecting just three hits in the extra-inning affair as the top three batters in the order – Charlie Blackmon, DJ LeMahieu, Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story – went a combined 0-for-21. Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to seven games (12-for-32) and the Rockies received another stellar outing from German Marquez, who recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over eight innings.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies RH Antonio Senzatela (4-4, 5.24 ERA) vs. Padres RH Brett Kennedy (0-2, 7.58)

Senzatela is looking to bounce back from a rough start last Friday, when he allowed seven runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings against St. Louis. The 23-year-old native of Venezuela is 1-3 on the road this season, posting a 5.46 ERA in 10 games (four starts). Myers is 6-for-9 with a home run against Senzatela, who owns a 4-0 record and 4.00 ERA in nine career games (three starts) versus San Diego – including 1-0 with a 6.14 mark in four relief appearances this season.

Kennedy is still seeking his first career win after allowing three runs on five hits over five innings last Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. One of many promising young pitchers in the San Diego system, the 24-year-old rookie was recalled from Triple-A El Paso early this month after going 10-0 with a 2.72 ERA across 16 starts with the Chihuahuas. Kennedy has given up 31 hits over his first four career starts covering 19 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. San Diego improved to 3-10 in extra innings with Thursday’s victory.

2. Colorado 1B Ian Desmond is hitless in his last 14 at-bats after going 0-for-6 on Thursday.

3. The Padres activated LHP Eric Lauer (forearm) from the 10-day disabled list - he pitched five innings on Thursday - and optioned RHP Colten Brewer to Triple-A El Paso.

PREDICTION: Rockies 7, Padres 3