two-run drive<\/a> that capped San Diego\u2019s four-run fifth and made it 8-1. At 20 years, 107 days, he broke the record held by Butch Wynegar, who was 20 years, 192 days when he hit two home runs for Minnesota on Sept. 22, 1976.<\/p>\nSan Diego (83-69) won for the ninth time in 10 games and prevented the rival Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West title \u2014 at least for one night.<\/p>\n
Robbie Ray (13-8) allowed three runs and three hits with six strikeouts in six innings for the Padres.<\/p>\n
Samad Taylor and Ty France each drove in two runs for San Diego, and Jackson Merrill had three hits.<\/p>\n
France hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Fernando Tatis Jr. Jake Cronenworth added an RBI single to give the Padres a 2-0 lead in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Kyle Karros hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the Rockies, and Adael Amador had an RBI groundout in the first.<\/p>\n
Taylor singled leading off the fourth, stole second base and scored on a triple by Dustin Harris to make it 4-1. Taylor added a two-run single in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Adams allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
Padres RHP Michael King (11-9, 3.03 ERA) starts Thursday against RHP Tanner Gordon (1-4, 5.55) in the series finale.<\/p>\n
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