April 12, 2026Updated 11:15 am EDT
The San Diego Padres have a 3-0 series lead, aiming to sweep the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Petco Park, at 4:10 p.m. ET. Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.54 ERA) gets the start for the Padres, who are 9-6 this season and second in the NL West. Kyle Freeland (1-1, 2.30 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rockies, who are 6-9 and fourth in the NL West.
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Injury reportsPadres
Will Wagner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Sung-Mun Song: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Yuki Matsui: 15 Day IL (Groin), Jeremiah Estrada: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Musgrove: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Griffin Canning: 15 Day IL (Achilles), Matt Waldron: 15 Day IL (Lower body), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rockies
José Quintana: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Kris Bryant: 60 Day IL (Back), Jeff Criswell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), McCade Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), RJ Petit: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Pierson Ohl: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
San Diego’s Ramon Laureano is slashing .269/.333/.500 this season with three home runs, nine RBIs and an OPS of .833. He has a 21.1% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate in 57 plate appearances, and he has scored eight total runs. Laureano has recorded three steals on three attempts.
In 63 plate appearances, Jackson Merrill has slashed .193/.270/.351 this season. He has hit two long balls and driven in 10 runs with a strikeout rate of 17.5% and a walk rate of 9.5%. He has two stolen bases on two attempts. He has come around to score 10 times.
Colorado’s Mickey Moniak is slashing .300/.313/.800 this season with five home runs (4th in MLB), nine RBIs and an OPS of 1.113. He has a 21.9% strikeout rate and a 3.1% walk rate in 32 plate appearances, and he has scored six total runs.
In 54 plate appearances, T.J. Rumfield has posted a 20.4% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate while slashing .333/.389/.521 with two home runs, eight RBIs and six runs scored.
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Apr 12, 2026
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