Padres vs Rockies: High-Scoring Showdown

0:00It's April 21st. This is California News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. The San Diego Padres roll into Colorado for another series against the Rockies, just two weeks after sweeping them four games straight at home. Padres sit at 15 wins and seven losses, owning five straight series victories and 13 of their last 15 games overall. Rockies are 9 and 14, dropping 8 of 11 lately, though they just split with the Dodgers. Tuesday's opener features righty Randy Vasquez on the Hill for San Diego after a rough outing versus Seattle where he gave up four runs and four. Innings and saw his ERA jump to 2.49. He dominated these Rockies last time, though, striking out eight over five and two-thirds innings. Colorado counters with Jimmy Herget as opener, backed by Chase Dallander from the pin, both saw action in that April sweep. Padres lineup packs power with Tatees in right, Machado at third, Bogai Arts at short, and fresh faces like

1:01Loriano leading off and left. Rockies mix it up too, slotting Julian at second, Goodman catching, and Tovara at shortstop among the young guns. Expect high scores at Coursefield where the thin air always juices the bats. Vasquez owns a career 4.91 ERA there, so it'll test the hot Padre squad early. Catch first pitch Tuesday at 5.40pm, Pacific on Padres.tv, the MLB app, or local cable like Cox Channel 83. Radio hits 97.3, the fan in English or XEMO, 860 in Spanish, tune in as San Diego chases more wins on the road.