The Rockies did not go gently into their final night of the season at Coors Field. They got their tails kicked in front of 45,983 fans.
San Diego, trying to secure the third and final wild-card spot in the National League, cruised to a 9-3 victory on Saturday. The win kept the Padres two games in front of Milwaukee for the final spot.
Colorado has lost six of its last seven games at home, but Coors Field had not been kind to the Padres of late. Entering Saturday night’s game, they were 1-7 in LoDo this season and dating back to May 12, 2021, had lost 14 of their last 17 games here.