Besides one bad inning, the Rockies were in complete control against the Padres last night and they’ll look to do it again this afternoon. A win today would give the Rockies not just their seventh sweep of the season but their second one against the Padres. The only other sweeps against the NL West the Rockies have is one against the D-Backs.
Trying to provide a spark to turn things around for the Padres is the veteran right hander Jake Arrieta (5-11, 6.88 ERA). Arrieta will be making his Padres debut as he was just let go by the Cubs last Thursday.