DENVER -- Antonio Senzatela
knows exactly what he's going to do with the baseball from his first
major league win -- place it on his mother's grave in Venezuela.
"A gift to my mom," said Senzatela, who lost his mother to cancer last July.
Senzatela allowed a leadoff homer and then settled down to throw seven sharp innings and help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.
"He's got a good heartbeat. His pulse is good. He competes," manager Bud Black said. "He's focused and always in a pretty good space."
The 22-year-old who missed a majority of last season in the minor leagues with shoulder issues relied on a blazing fastball that made things difficult for the Padres. He allowed five hits and two runs while striking out five. The Rockies' reliable bullpen took it from there, with Adam Ottavino striking out the side in the eighth and Greg Holland working his way around a leadoff walk in the ninth to earn his fifth save.
Just like they drew it up.
"Senza did a heck of a job today. Very impressive," Holland said. "He seems a lot older than he actually is when it comes to maturity level. I'm glad we held that down for him."
Senzatela found some trouble in the seventh, putting two runners on with two outs. Black paid a quick visit to him, but showed faith by leaving him in the game. Senzatela got pinch-hitter Luis Sardinas to ground out.
"He told me, `Hey, let's go. Ground ball right here," Senzatela recounted.
He did just that.
"We had a lot of trouble laying off the high fastball," Padres manager Andy Green explained. "Swung through quite a few of those."
As for the offense, the Rockies were bolstered by three solo homers -- with Nolan Arenado's shot to right off reliever Miguel Diaz (1-1) in the seventh putting them ahead for good. Carlos Gonzalez and Charlie Blackmon also hit solo shots to help Colorado knot the three-game series with San Diego at a game apiece. The Rockies have a chance to win their third straight series to start the season, a feat only accomplished in team history by the 1995 squad.
A night after hitting for the cycle, Wil Myers finished 1 for 3 with a triple and an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Manuel Margot led off the game with a homer.
Jered Weaver started at Coors Field for the first time in his career, allowing two runs over six innings during the no-decision. He kept the Rockies off balance by mixing 77-mph sliders with 82-mph changeups and the occasional fastball that hit around 85 mph. His only mistakes came on a fastball that Gonzalez hit out in the fourth and a hanging slider to Blackmon in the sixth.
"Obviously, a couple of bad pitches cost me," Weaver said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: Green said RHP Trevor Cahill (back) threw from 90 feet. "Assuming he keeps feeling better, we'll keep ratcheting up the pace for him" Green said. Cahill, who was put on the DL retroactive to April 6, could make his next scheduled start.
Rockies: C Tom Murphy had a scan on his broken right forearm Tuesday. The Rockies are still waiting for the results. ... OF David Dahl (ribs) is playing catch, throwing and running. "Anything rotational is not happening. So swinging, not happening," Black said.
AZTEC PRIDE
Black applauded the career of basketball coach Steve Fisher, who retired from San Diego State this week after going 386-209 with the Aztecs. Black pitched for the Aztecs and was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame in 1992.
"What a bonanza for our university to have Steve," Black said.
A CUT ABOVE
Right-hander Jon Gray trimmed eight inches off his flowing locks and donated them to a charity Tuesday.
"It will be back before we know it," Gray said. "We'll find another way to be intimidating."
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 8.44 ERA) is dealing with shoulder inflammation and could go on the disabled list Wednesday. The Padres may either start righty Zach Lee or possibly call up righty Jake Esch Double-A San Antonio.
Rockies: Denver native Kyle Freeland (1-0, 1.50 ERA) makes his second start at Coors Field. The lefty pitched six innings and allowed one run in the home opener last Friday.
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San Diego Padres
"A gift to my mom," said Senzatela, who lost his mother to cancer last July.
Senzatela allowed a leadoff homer and then settled down to throw seven sharp innings and help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.
"He's got a good heartbeat. His pulse is good. He competes," manager Bud Black said. "He's focused and always in a pretty good space."
The 22-year-old who missed a majority of last season in the minor leagues with shoulder issues relied on a blazing fastball that made things difficult for the Padres. He allowed five hits and two runs while striking out five. The Rockies' reliable bullpen took it from there, with Adam Ottavino striking out the side in the eighth and Greg Holland working his way around a leadoff walk in the ninth to earn his fifth save.
Just like they drew it up.
"Senza did a heck of a job today. Very impressive," Holland said. "He seems a lot older than he actually is when it comes to maturity level. I'm glad we held that down for him."
Senzatela found some trouble in the seventh, putting two runners on with two outs. Black paid a quick visit to him, but showed faith by leaving him in the game. Senzatela got pinch-hitter Luis Sardinas to ground out.
"He told me, `Hey, let's go. Ground ball right here," Senzatela recounted.
He did just that.
"We had a lot of trouble laying off the high fastball," Padres manager Andy Green explained. "Swung through quite a few of those."
As for the offense, the Rockies were bolstered by three solo homers -- with Nolan Arenado's shot to right off reliever Miguel Diaz (1-1) in the seventh putting them ahead for good. Carlos Gonzalez and Charlie Blackmon also hit solo shots to help Colorado knot the three-game series with San Diego at a game apiece. The Rockies have a chance to win their third straight series to start the season, a feat only accomplished in team history by the 1995 squad.
A night after hitting for the cycle, Wil Myers finished 1 for 3 with a triple and an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Manuel Margot led off the game with a homer.
Jered Weaver started at Coors Field for the first time in his career, allowing two runs over six innings during the no-decision. He kept the Rockies off balance by mixing 77-mph sliders with 82-mph changeups and the occasional fastball that hit around 85 mph. His only mistakes came on a fastball that Gonzalez hit out in the fourth and a hanging slider to Blackmon in the sixth.
"Obviously, a couple of bad pitches cost me," Weaver said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Padres: Green said RHP Trevor Cahill (back) threw from 90 feet. "Assuming he keeps feeling better, we'll keep ratcheting up the pace for him" Green said. Cahill, who was put on the DL retroactive to April 6, could make his next scheduled start.
Rockies: C Tom Murphy had a scan on his broken right forearm Tuesday. The Rockies are still waiting for the results. ... OF David Dahl (ribs) is playing catch, throwing and running. "Anything rotational is not happening. So swinging, not happening," Black said.
AZTEC PRIDE
Black applauded the career of basketball coach Steve Fisher, who retired from San Diego State this week after going 386-209 with the Aztecs. Black pitched for the Aztecs and was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame in 1992.
"What a bonanza for our university to have Steve," Black said.
A CUT ABOVE
Right-hander Jon Gray trimmed eight inches off his flowing locks and donated them to a charity Tuesday.
"It will be back before we know it," Gray said. "We'll find another way to be intimidating."
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 8.44 ERA) is dealing with shoulder inflammation and could go on the disabled list Wednesday. The Padres may either start righty Zach Lee or possibly call up righty Jake Esch Double-A San Antonio.
Rockies: Denver native Kyle Freeland (1-0, 1.50 ERA) makes his second start at Coors Field. The lefty pitched six innings and allowed one run in the home opener last Friday.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Diego - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Margot homered to left (421 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Jankowski struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Myers flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Solarte grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| González fouled out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Renfroe struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hedges grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Arenado flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Parra grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Aybar grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Weaver grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Margot struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Adames struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Wolters doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Blackmon popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Jankowski grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Myers tripled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Solarte flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Schimpf lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| LeMahieu flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| González homered to right (400 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Parra grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Renfroe grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Hedges lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Aybar grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Reynolds flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Adames struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolters grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Weaver struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Margot reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Jankowski singled to right center, Margot to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Myers hit sacrifice fly to center, Margot scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Solarte grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmon homered to center (452 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| González grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Schimpf walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Renfroe flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Hedges flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Aybar singled to left, Schimpf to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Sardiñas hit for Weaver. | 2 | 2 |
| Sardiñas grounded into fielder's choice to second, Aybar out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Diaz pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Díaz relieved Weaver. | 2 | 2 |
| Arenado homered to right (397 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Reynolds walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Adames flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Wolters safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Díaz, Reynolds to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Story hit for Senzatela. | 2 | 3 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Adam Ottavino pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Ottavino relieved Senzatela. | 2 | 3 |
| Story at shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Margot struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Jankowski struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Stammen pitching for San Diego | SD | COL |
| Stammen relieved Díaz. | 2 | 3 |
| Blackmon walked. | 2 | 3 |
| LeMahieu flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| González flied out to center, Blackmon to third on throwing error by center fielder Margot. | 2 | 3 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | SD | COL |
| Holland relieved Ottavino. | 2 | 3 |
| Solarte walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Schimpf flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Solarte to second on wild pitch by Holland. | 2 | 3 |
| Renfroe struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Córdoba ran for Solarte. | 2 | 3 |
| Hedges struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
San Diego Padres
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margot CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .343 | .395 | .686 |
| Jankowski LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .148 | .281 | .148 |
| Myers 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .378 | .368 | .811 |
| Solarte 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .303 | .351 | .545 |
Córdoba PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Schimpf 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .130 | .344 | .261 |
| Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .250 | .250 | .472 |
| Hedges C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .000 | .115 | .000 |
| Aybar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .217 | .333 | .304 |
| Weaver P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Sardiñas PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
Díaz P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Stammen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 127 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for J Weaver in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Myers (2, Senzatela) HR: Margot (3, 1st inning off Senzatela 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Margot (5), Myers (8) SF: Myers Padres RISP: 0-5 (Renfroe 0-1, Hedges 0-1, Schimpf 0-1, Sardiñas 0-1, Solarte 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Díaz (1, throw); Margot (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 20,664 (41% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:24 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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