SAN DIEGO — Rookie Tim Melville struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 Friday night to snap a season-long, nine-game losing streak.
It was a matchup of the worst teams in the NL West. The Rockies, who made the postseason each of the last two seasons, came in 32½ games behind the division-leading Dodgers. The Padres, who have struggled since the All-Star break, came in 26½ games back.
Melville (2-1) allowed two runs and five hits. He frustrated the Padres for the most part, except in the third when Eric Hosmer hit a two-run single to pull San Diego to 3-2.