SAN DIEGO -- The Colorado Rockies threw the Padres something of a curve by starting Jeff Hoffman instead of Tyler Anderson on Sunday.
Hoffman kept the benders coming, too, baffling San Diego with his offspeed offering.
Hoffman cruised through seven innings, Trevor Story had a pair of RBI and the Rockies beat the Padres 3-1.
Hoffman (3-0) struck out nine after being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for Anderson, sidelined by a left knee injury. The rookie right-hander allowed a run and San Diego's only three hits as Colorado took three of four in the series. The win gave Colorado sole possession of the NL West lead.
"It was the best I've seen it," Hoffman said of his curveball. "It was in the zone when I wanted it to be and wasn't when I didn't want it to be. When my curveball is in the zone like that and I have just a bit of command with my fastball, it's going to be a good day."
The top four hitters in the Padres lineup went 0 for 12 against Hoffman and 0 for 15 overall. Hoffman has a fastball that sits in the mid-90s and is complemented by the curveball. He dropped his ERA this season to 2.61 in four appearances (three starts) and has 26 strikeouts and just two walks over 20 2/3 innings.
"The talent is there," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "He is gifted with the velocity of his fastball. He is locating it and it has some movement. And I'm impressed with the curveball command. We didn't see that in spring training."
The difference, according to Black, is Hoffman's consistency. It was on display against the Padres, and it was good enough for Black to confirm that Hoffman will stay in the rotation for at least another turn.
"All pitchers have confidence that they can pitch in the big leagues and I think Jeff has that," Black said. "But with Jeff, it's the delivery and the mechanics. When you repeat your delivery and you repeat your mechanics, you are going to make pitches, and he is making pitches."
Hoffman was among the key pieces the Rockies received when they traded away Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.
Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 21st save in 21 chances, extending his franchise record for consecutive conversions to start a season. Jake McGee worked the eighth inning.
Hunter Renfroe crushed his 11th homer in the fifth, a 419-foot shot which reached the upper-level facade of the Western Metal Supply building in left field. That pulled the Padres to within 3-1.
Jarred Cosart (0-2) failed in his attempt to win for the first time since Sept. 17, 2015, when pitching for the Miami Marlins. Cosart lasted four innings and surrendered six hits and three runs. He walked three, with five strikeouts.
"End results aren't ideal where I want them to be, but a lot more quality pitches," Cosart said.
His 21 consecutive starts without a win is the longest active streak in the Majors.
The Rockies got all their runs in the fourth. Story won an eight-pitch battle with Cosart, driving a full-count single that scored Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra.
Tony Wolters brought in the third run by singling in Ian Desmond, who was aboard on a walk.
Story has hit in six of his past seven games and went 5 for13 with three RBI in the series.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Anderson was placed on the disabled list, retroactive to Thursday.
Padres: OF Alex Dickerson's minor league rehabilitation debut was delayed as he had additional issues with his back.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Antonio Sentzatela (7-2, 3.49) will face the visiting Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Sentzatela, a rookie, is 5-1 in six home starts.
Padres: RHP Dinelson Lamet (2-0, 2.70) pitches against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
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Colorado Rockies
Hoffman kept the benders coming, too, baffling San Diego with his offspeed offering.
Hoffman cruised through seven innings, Trevor Story had a pair of RBI and the Rockies beat the Padres 3-1.
Hoffman (3-0) struck out nine after being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for Anderson, sidelined by a left knee injury. The rookie right-hander allowed a run and San Diego's only three hits as Colorado took three of four in the series. The win gave Colorado sole possession of the NL West lead.
"It was the best I've seen it," Hoffman said of his curveball. "It was in the zone when I wanted it to be and wasn't when I didn't want it to be. When my curveball is in the zone like that and I have just a bit of command with my fastball, it's going to be a good day."
The top four hitters in the Padres lineup went 0 for 12 against Hoffman and 0 for 15 overall. Hoffman has a fastball that sits in the mid-90s and is complemented by the curveball. He dropped his ERA this season to 2.61 in four appearances (three starts) and has 26 strikeouts and just two walks over 20 2/3 innings.
"The talent is there," Rockies manager Bud Black said. "He is gifted with the velocity of his fastball. He is locating it and it has some movement. And I'm impressed with the curveball command. We didn't see that in spring training."
The difference, according to Black, is Hoffman's consistency. It was on display against the Padres, and it was good enough for Black to confirm that Hoffman will stay in the rotation for at least another turn.
"All pitchers have confidence that they can pitch in the big leagues and I think Jeff has that," Black said. "But with Jeff, it's the delivery and the mechanics. When you repeat your delivery and you repeat your mechanics, you are going to make pitches, and he is making pitches."
Hoffman was among the key pieces the Rockies received when they traded away Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015.
Greg Holland pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 21st save in 21 chances, extending his franchise record for consecutive conversions to start a season. Jake McGee worked the eighth inning.
Hunter Renfroe crushed his 11th homer in the fifth, a 419-foot shot which reached the upper-level facade of the Western Metal Supply building in left field. That pulled the Padres to within 3-1.
Jarred Cosart (0-2) failed in his attempt to win for the first time since Sept. 17, 2015, when pitching for the Miami Marlins. Cosart lasted four innings and surrendered six hits and three runs. He walked three, with five strikeouts.
"End results aren't ideal where I want them to be, but a lot more quality pitches," Cosart said.
His 21 consecutive starts without a win is the longest active streak in the Majors.
The Rockies got all their runs in the fourth. Story won an eight-pitch battle with Cosart, driving a full-count single that scored Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra.
Tony Wolters brought in the third run by singling in Ian Desmond, who was aboard on a walk.
Story has hit in six of his past seven games and went 5 for13 with three RBI in the series.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: Anderson was placed on the disabled list, retroactive to Thursday.
Padres: OF Alex Dickerson's minor league rehabilitation debut was delayed as he had additional issues with his back.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Antonio Sentzatela (7-2, 3.49) will face the visiting Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Sentzatela, a rookie, is 5-1 in six home starts.
Padres: RHP Dinelson Lamet (2-0, 2.70) pitches against the host Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
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4:40PM,EDT,June 4,2017
Petco Park, San Diego,California
Petco Park, San Diego,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Córdoba struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Solarte flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Parra flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Schimpf flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Renfroe flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cordero struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Wolters grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Hoffman grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmon grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Hedges lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Aybar reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Cosart sacrificed to pitcher, Aybar to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Córdoba fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| LeMahieu singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds doubled to right, LeMahieu to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, LeMahieu out at home, Reynolds to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond walked, Parra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Story singled to center, Reynolds and Parra scored, Desmond to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Wolters singled to right, Desmond scored, Story to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Hoffman flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Solarte struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Myers flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jarred Cosart pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| LeMahieu walked, Blackmon to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Arenado walked, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Stammen relieved Cosart. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Parra grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Arenado out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Renfroe homered to left (407 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Cordero singled to left center. | 3 | 1 |
| Hedges struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Aybar flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Szczur hit for Stammen. | 3 | 1 |
| Szczur struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Yates relieved Stammen. | 3 | 1 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Story fouled out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Wolters struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Córdoba struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Solarte grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Myers grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Hoffman grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Blackmon doubled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Arenado intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Hoffman pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Renfroe grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Cordero grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Buchter pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Buchter relieved Yates. | 3 | 1 |
| Parra hit by pitch. | 3 | 1 |
| Desmond lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Story doubled to left, Parra to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Wolters walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Valaika hit for Hoffman. | 3 | 1 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| McGee relieved Hoffman. | 3 | 1 |
| Hedges popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Aybar grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud hit for Buchter. | 3 | 1 |
| d'Arnaud flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Maurer relieved Buchter. | 3 | 1 |
| LeMahieu doubled to deep center. | 3 | 1 |
| Arenado struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Reynolds flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Parra struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Holland relieved McGee. | 3 | 1 |
| Córdoba popped out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Solarte struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Myers flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .328 | .365 | .606 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .285 | .356 | .368 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .289 | .352 | .569 |
| Reynolds 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .295 | .366 | .535 |
| Parra RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .308 | .340 | .473 |
| Desmond LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .266 | .296 | .383 |
| Story SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .214 | .309 | .435 |
| Wolters C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .301 | .405 | .369 |
| Hoffman P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
a-Valaika PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .230 | .266 | .508 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holland P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 169 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Hoffman in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Reynolds (6, Cosart); Blackmon (12, Yates); Story (10, Buchter); LeMahieu (11, Maurer) RBI: Story 2 (22), Wolters (8) 2-out RBI: Story 2, Wolters GIDP: Parra Rockies RISP: 2-13 (Story 1-1, LeMahieu 0-1, Parra 0-3, Reynolds 0-3, Valaika 0-1, Wolters 1-1, Blackmon 0-1, Hoffman 0-1, Arenado 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| Attendance | 24,763 (60.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Roberto Ortiz, First Base - Tripp Gibson, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
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