Padres vs Rockies: Vasquez vs Bullpen

0:00It's April 9th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. The San Diego Padres are hosting the Colorado Rockies for a four-game series at Peco Park, kicking off Thursday night. Both squads sit at six wins and six losses, so whoever grabs the opener gets above 500 for the first time this season. Thursday's pitching matchup features Randy Vasquez on the hill for the Padres. He's been lights out in his two starts, going six innings each time with just one run allowed, and 11 strikeouts for a 0.75 ERA. The Rockies counter with a bullpen game, Jimmy Herget opening things up after a solid 1.50 ERA and five relief outings this year. In the lineup, Jake Cronaworth slides back to Lidoff with Ramon Loriano sitting for just the second time. Gavin Sheet starts and left. Ty France at first, and Nick Castolanos as the DH, backing stars like Fernando Tati's Jr. Jackson Merrill, Mani, Machado, and Zander Bogeyerts.

1:05The Padres roll out their fresh city connect jerseys, Friday against Colorado, adding some flair to the series. First Pish Thursday is at 6.40 p.m., Pacific time, catch it on Cox Channel 83, Direct TV 6.94-3, or Spectrum 3.0. 5. Tune in on 97.3, the fan for English or XEMO 8.60 in Spanish, and stay locked for who climbs that winning mark first.