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MLB: Colorado 6, San Diego 3
SAN DIEGO, (UPI) -- A three-run homer by Clint Barmes powered the Colorado Rockies past first-place San Diego 6-3 Tuesday in a matchup of National League West rivals.
Carlos Gonzalez also homered for the Rockies, who won the first two games of the series with the division-leading Padres.
Jason Hammel (6-3) won his fifth consecutive decision, giving up three runs on seven hits in six-plus innings.
Huston Street pitched the ninth for his first save. Street, who was 35-of-37 in save situations last season, was activated Tuesday after starting the season on the injured list due to an inflamed shoulder.
Wade LeBlanc (4-6) took the loss. He was charged with three runs on two hits and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.
LeBlanc was replaced in the seventh by Eduard Mujica, who promptly served up the home-run pitch to Barmes that put Colorado ahead 4-0.
Jerry Hairston's three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh made it 4-3 but Colorado tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the ninth before Street came aboard and retired the Padres final three batters in order.
SAN DIEGO, (UPI) -- A three-run homer by Clint Barmes powered the Colorado Rockies past first-place San Diego 6-3 Tuesday in a matchup of National League West rivals.
Carlos Gonzalez also homered for the Rockies, who won the first two games of the series with the division-leading Padres.
Jason Hammel (6-3) won his fifth consecutive decision, giving up three runs on seven hits in six-plus innings.
Huston Street pitched the ninth for his first save. Street, who was 35-of-37 in save situations last season, was activated Tuesday after starting the season on the injured list due to an inflamed shoulder.
Wade LeBlanc (4-6) took the loss. He was charged with three runs on two hits and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.
LeBlanc was replaced in the seventh by Eduard Mujica, who promptly served up the home-run pitch to Barmes that put Colorado ahead 4-0.
Jerry Hairston's three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh made it 4-3 but Colorado tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the ninth before Street came aboard and retired the Padres final three batters in order.
