Game 9
Rockies 6, Padres 1
Winning Pitcher: Kyle Freeland (2-0, 1.50)
Losing Pitcher: Joey Lucchesi (0-1, 8.44)
The Padres (6-3) scored fewer runs than the Colorado Rockies (5-2), 6-1, in the second of three games at Coors Field. Joey Lucchesi (0-1, 8.44) lasted just one and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Garrett Hampson scored on a Drew Butera sacrifice fly, Chris Owings scored on a wild pitch by Lucchesi, and Charlie Blackmon singled in David Dahl in the second inning. Matt Kemp hit a solo home run in the third inning. Trevor Story hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. A single by Owings drove in Kemp in the fifth inning.
Kyle Freeland (2-0, 1.50) pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out four. Trent Grisham hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.
Media
Freeland throws 6 innings of 2-hit ball, Rox beat Padres 6-1 – Pat Graham, Associated Press
Padres’ rotation strategy emerges in loss – AJ Cassavell, MLB.com
Kemp clubs 457-foot oppo shot vs. Padres – Thomas Harding, MLB.com
