Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres

Game 1: 6:40 p.m. Thursday (Padres.TV)
Game 2: 6:40 p.m. Friday (Padres.TV)
Game 3: 5:40 p.m. Saturday (Padres.TV, CBS)
Game 4: 1:10 p.m. Sunday (Padres.TV)

 

In the standings

Colorado Rockies (6-6, T-2nd in NL West)

The Rockies have won five in a row to pull back to .500, but they are 2-4 so far away from Coors Field. Colorado has a plus-10 run differential and ranks 11th in OPS (.693) and 11th in team ERA (3.66). The Padres outscored the Rockies, 95-43, in winning 10 of 13 meetings last year.

San Diego Padres (6-6, T-2nd in NL West)

A 4-2 road trip through Boston and Pittsburgh has the Padres at .500 to start the second homestand of the season. They, like the Rockies and Diamondbacks, are already three games behind the Dodgers (9-3). The Padres have a minus-2 run differential, are tied for 27th with a .618 OPS and 15th with a 3.82 team ERA.

 

Trending

Colorado: OF Mickey Moniak, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016 out of La Costa Canyon High, has a team-high three homers despite playing in just six games since his return from a sprained finger. He is hitting .286/.304/.714 on the season. Moniak’s five RBIs over that stretch is tied for the time lead with UT Willi Castro (1.121 OPS) and 1B TJ Rumfield (.969). In the bullpen, LHP Brennan Bernardino (1.93 ERA) leads the team with six appearances, while RHPs Jimmy Herget (1.50 ERA) and Jaden Hill (2.08 ERA) have five each.

San Diego: DH Miguel Andujar hit .412/.474/.647 while playing in five games on the road trip, while SS Xander Bogaerts hit .292/.346/.458 and hit his first homer. DH Nick Castellanos was 4-for-11 with two doubles. Meantime, four regulars had an OPS under .600 on the trip: OF Jackson Merrill (.581), 2B Jake Cronenworth (.577), OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (.454) and OF Ramón Laureano (.364). In the bullpen, RHP Jeremiah Estrada (6.35 ERA) and LHP Wandy Peralta (3.60 ERA) lead the team with six appearances. RHPs Mason Miller (0.00 ERA), David Morgan (0.00 ERA) and Ron Marinaccio (2.35 ERA) have five appearances each.

 

Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner (18) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner (18) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Pitching matchups

Thursday

Rockies TBA   |   The Rockies used an opener — LHP Brennan Bernardino (1-0, 1.93 ERA) — for this spot last week as they are making do without LHP Jose Quintana (hamstring). Bernardino last pitched on April 5 in relief, striking out two over a scoreless frame.

Padres RHP Randy Vásquez (1-0, 0.75 ERA)   |   He has an 11-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio in turning in back-to-back quality starts (12 IP) to start the season. Vásquez has a 4.30 ERA in six career starts against the Rockies, including winning all three of last year’s starts (2.00 ERA).

Friday

Rockies RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (1-0, 1.69 ERA)   |   The former Oriole has allowed two runs on six hits and three walks over 10⅔ innings to start his Rockies stint. He has struck out nine and allowed two homers. Last year, Sugano allowed an AL-worst 33 homers in 157 innings. This is Sugano’s first appearance against the Padres.

Padres RHP Walker Buehler (0-1, 9.45 ERA)   |   The two-time All-Star has allowed seven runs on eight hits and five walks in 6⅔ innings in his first two starts with the Padres. Opponents have a .733 OPS the first time through the order against Buehler and a 1.299 OPS the second time they face him. Buehler has a 4.71 ERA in 116⅔ innings in his career against the Rockies.

Saturday

Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (1-0, 4.32 ERA)   |   The 29-year-old threw three shutout innings in his first start at Toronto and then allowed four runs in 5⅓ innings in a win on Monday against the Astros. Feltner has five strikeouts against three walks so far. He has a 3.80 ERA in five career starts against the Padres, the last in 2024 (4 IP, 4 ER).

Padres RHP Germán Márquez (1-1, 4.50 ERA)   |   The former Rockies ace threw five shutout innings in a win in Pittsburgh on Monday to rebound from a poor first start with the Padres (3 IP, 4 ER). Márquez has five strikeouts against one walk through eight innings. He is facing his former employer after pitching 14 years in the organization. Márquez was an All-Star with the Rockies in 2021.

Sunday

Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-1, 2.30 ERA)   |   He leads the majors with four hit batters but has a 13-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio to start the season. Freeland is coming off his first quality start of the season at home against Houston (6⅓ IP, 1 ER, 5 Ks). Freeland has a 4.46 ERA in 135⅓ career innings against the Padres. He had a 3.46 ERA in two starts against them last year.

Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.54 ERA)   |   He has a 1.80 ERA, 16 strikeouts and three walks over his last two starts but hasn’t yet turned in a quality start. Pivetta has a 9.64 ERA in 32⅔ career innings against the Rockies — due in large part to a 13.05 ERA at Coors Field — but he had a 4.24 ERA in three starts against the Rockies last year.

 

2025 team leaders

OPS: Rockies—1B TJ Rumfield (1.037), OF Troy Johnston (.954), C Hunter Goodman (.736); Padres—3B Manny Machado (.753), OF Ramón Laureano (.699), OF Jackson Merrill (.628).
HRs: Rockies—OF Mickey Moniak (3), Goodman (2), Johnston (2), Rumfield (2); Padres—Laureano (2), Merrill (2), three tied with 1.
RBIs: Rockies—Rumfield (8), INF Willi Castro (7), Johnston (6), SS Ezequiel Tovar (6); Padres—Merrill (7), Laureano (6), DH Nick Castellanos (5).
Steals: Rockies—OF Jake McCarthy (4), three tied with 2; Padres—Laureano (3), OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (3), Merrill (2).
Saves: Rockies—Five tied with 1; Padres—RHP Mason Miller (4-for-4, 0.00 ERA).
Holds: Rockies—Four tied with 1; Padres—RHP Jeremiah Estrada (3, 6.35 ERA), LHP Kyle Hart (2, 4.70 ERA), two tied with 1.

 

Training room

Colorado: Among a handful of pitchers on the shelf, LHP Jose Quintana is on the 15-day with a right hamstring strain. OF/INF Tyler Freeman is day-to-day with lower back soreness, while DH Kris Bryant has no timetable while managing lumbar degenerative disk disease.

San Diego: RHP Jason Adam (quad) likely made his last rehab appearance out of Triple-A El Paso’s bullpen on Wednesday, throwing two shutout innings. He could be activated as soon as Friday after a recovery day on Thursday. LHP Yuki Matsui (groin), RHP Matt Waldron (surgery) and INF Sung-Mun Song are also rehabbing with El Paso. RHP Joe Musgrove (Tommy John) hasn’t progressed past playing catch since his spring setback.