Padres vs Rockies: Air's Thin, Balls Fly Far

0:00The San Diego Padres, sitting pretty at 15 wins and seven losses, head-to-course field for a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies, starting Tuesday night, April 21st. Just a week and a half back, they swept the Rockies in four straight games in San Diego, including back-to-back walkoff bombs to kick things off. Pitching-wise, Randy Vasquez takes the mound first after a rough outing against Seattle, but he dominated the Rockies last time with one run over five, and two-thirds innings. Walker-Bealer follows on Wednesday, fresh off six shutout frames against these same Rockies, and a solid start versus the Mariners. Matt Waldron closes it out Thursday, though he's coming off a bumpy debut. Injuries are hitting the Padres hard, with Nick Povetta sidelined by an elbow strain, and no return date. Jeremiah Estrada, also nursing an elbow issue. And Griffin canning not back to May. The Rockies mostly have Kyle Freeland out with a shoulder problem, but he's progressing. The Padres already own the season series, four games to zero,

1:03and expect them to grab two of three here with their bats lighting up cores. Keep an eye on Fernando Tati's junior, finally launching his first homers of the year. Maybe even multiples, while Gavin Sheetz could drop a multi-homer. Gahim, this matchup shapes up as another Padres showcase, building momentum on the road where the air is thin, and the balls fly far. That's the story for today, California News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.