Wednesday at Salt River Fields
On the mound: The Rockies received strong pitching, albeit vs. a Padres’ travel squad. Right-hander Bradley Blalock, 24, in the running to be a long reliever or possibly a starter, pitched two scoreless innings, reducing his ERA to 1.74. He allowed three hits, struck out three and walked one. … Righty Jake Woodford, 28, got the start and allowed one run over two innings on two hits. He struck out one. He has a 6.75 ERA. … Right-hander Zach Agnos, 24, could be forcing his way into the major-league bullpen.