Tonight, the Rockies will face the San Diego Padres in the first of a nine game roadtrip. They will only face the Padres on Monday and Tuesday before having an unorthodox off-day on Wednesday to head to San Francisco. For the two games with the Padres, there are a few things to watch for.
The Padres starting pitchers
On Monday, the Padres will have left-hander Joey Lucchesi on the mound. The 24-year old rookie is 3-2 on the season with a 2.98 ERA in eight starts. Two of those starts came against the Rockies (on April 5 and April 10) and the Rockies were baffled by the lefty.