It was not entirely Coors Field-esque, but it was as if a little bit of the mile high madness made it down to sea level in the Rockies’ luggage.
Padres starting pitcher Eric Lauer allowed 10 hits before leaving with no outs in the fifth inning. Fernando Tatis Jr. homered on the second pitch he saw. The Padres scored three times in the first two innings and added five unearned runs in the third.
With a handful of exceptional defensive plays helping along the way, the Padres beat the Rockies 9-3 in the first of four games they’ll play here against the club keeping them out of the National League West cellar.