Padres vs Rockies: High-Altitude Showdown

0:00It's April 23rd, MLB News, today starts now, AI powered and always on. The Padres and Rockies have split the first two games of their series this week, so Thursday's matchup is the decisive rubber game at 12-10pm, Pacific time. San Diego holds a five-and-one edge over Colorado this season and wants to snag their sixth straight series win. Matt Waldron takes the hill for the Padres in his second start of the year, after coming off the injured list from surgery and a rough debut where he gave up six runs in 3.2 innings against the Angels. Every outing counts now, with Griffin canning close to returning and Lucas Gio Lito on deck to join the rotation. Meanwhile, Colorado counters with Ryan Feltner in his fifth start, posting his 6.00ERA over 18 innings and getting tagged for six. Runs in four innings against the Padres, just two weeks back. Feltner's hitter-friendly vibes won't make it easy for Waldron either, where he's allowed eight runs across his two prior career starts there.

1:03Line up wise, the Padres roll out Ramon Loriano, leading off and left, Fernando Tati's Jr. and Wright, Jackson Merrill and Sinner, Mani Machado at I. Third, and Zander Bogart's at short, with Miguel and Duhar, getting the nod as designated hitter over Gavin Sheetz and Ty France at first. You can catch the action on Padres.tv, the MLB app, or cable channels like Cox 83, Direct TV 694, Dash 3, and others, plus. Radio on 97.3. The fan in English or XEMO, 860 in Spanish, should be a high altitude showdown worth the watch.