SAN DIEGO -- The Rockies set a low bar for their starting pitcher, Kyle Kendrick, by hitting three home runs off usually effective Padres ace James Shields and chasing him after 5 1/3 innings. Yet Kendrick fell short in the Rockies' 8-6 loss, which completed a three-game Padres sweep at Petco Park.
It was another case of Kendrick (1-4) simply not providing the quality the Rockies hoped for when they signed him for one year at $5.5 million. He gave up six runs and two homers -- to bring his Major League-leading total to 10 -- in five innings.