Xander Bogaerts Helps Power a 7-Run 2nd Inning as the Padres Roll Past the Reeling Rockies 9-2
The Padres have won 10 of 12 meetings and enter as road favorites behind Michael King’s 11-9 record and 3.03 ERA.
- On Thursday, the San Diego Padres face the Colorado Rockies in Denver with right-hander Michael King starting for San Diego against Tanner Gordon of the Rockies.
- The Padres enter Thursday leading the series 2-1 and the season series 10-2, sitting second in the West at 83-69 while the Rockies trail at 56-96.
- Jackson Merrill leads the Padres with 83 RBIs and 25 home runs, while Fernando Tatis has four homers in his last 10 games and Rumfield carries a.300 batting average for the Rockies.
- Sportsbooks list the Padres as-174 favorites over the Rockies at +141, with an 11-run over/under; the Padres hold a 58-8 record in games scoring five or more runs.
- Colorado holds a 31-43 home record this season, while San Diego is 37-40 on the road, as the teams play Thursday for the 13th time this season.
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Xander Bogaerts homered and tripled in a seven-run second inning and finished a single shy of the cycle, and the surging San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 9-2 in Denver on Thursday.Ty France and Dustin Harris also had three hits apiece and Jak...
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Xander Bogaerts helps power a 7-run 2nd inning as the Padres roll past the reeling Rockies 9-2
Padres vs. Rockies Probable Starting Pitchers – Sept. 17
Michael King and Tanner Gordon will start for their respective teams when the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies face off on Thursday at Coors Field, at 3:10 p.m. ET. Padres vs. Rockies Pitcher Matchup and Game Info When: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 3:10 p.m. ET Where: Coors Field in Denver, Colorado How to watch on TV: Rockies.TV and Padres.TV Probable Pitchers: King – SD (11-9, 3.03 ERA) vs Gordon – COL (1-4, 5.55 ERA) Padres vs. Ro…
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Michael King, rising Padres pursue another victory over Rockies
The San Diego Padres, with their playoff prospects looking stronger than ever, will attempt to wrap up a series win against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday in Denver. The Padres (83-69) hold a 3 1/2-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks (80-73) in the race for the third National League wild card. San Diego is just
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