SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres are on a bit of a roll as the Colorado Rockies start their second visit of the season to Petco Park on Friday night.
San Diego (22-33) has won four in a row for the first time since August 2015 after a three-game sweep of the reigning World Champion Chicago Cubs. The Padres have also won seven of their last 10 games.
"We played solid baseball in all three aspects of the game, pitching, timely hitting and defense," San Diego manager Andy Green said after the Padres outscored (13-5) and outhit (22-12) the Cubs.