The Padres were in Colorado Saturday night to take on the Rockies for game two of the series.
There’s no other way to say this, except: It wasn't pretty.
Padres’ southpaw Robbie Erlin got his first major league start since September of last year, and it was a rough one. He lasted three innings.
In the first inning, Rockies catcher Tom Murphy notched his first hit in the majors -- a single to left – to drive in the fourth run of the inning and make it 4-0 Rockies.
San Diego trailed by five runs in the third but finally got on the board with an RBI single by outfielder Justin Upton to make it 5-1, Rockies.
In the sixth, the Padres go yard again, this one from Jedd Gyorko.
Pitcher Casey Kelley took the mound in the seventh inning. It's the first time he's pitched in a major league game since 2012 -- and he struck out Nolan Arenado. That was a bright spot, because this one ended 10-2, Colorado.
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San Diego will try and avoid a sweep by the Rockies in Sunday’s afternoon game.
