SAN DIEGO -- As spectacular as Carlos Gonzalez's two two-run home runs were, the slugger eagerly deferred to the performance of Colorado Rockies right-hander Jon Gray.
Showing terrific command of his slider, Gray struck out a career-high 12, including the first five batters, and Nolan Arenado also homered and drove in three runs as the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 10-3 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
"I mean, he was the man tonight," said Gonzalez, who drove in five runs. "Forget about the homers that I hit, and Nolan got hot again. It's always nice to see the offense go. But when you get an early lead, especially the way we've been playing, and see a guy like him step up and pound the strike zone, dominate the opponent, it gives you a little breathing room. It's always great.
"You need a pitcher for whenever you're limping, show up and stop the bleeding. That's exactly what he did tonight," Gonzalez said.
Gray, the Rockies' 2013 first-round draft pick who made his big league debut last year, likes to hear he's earning his teammates' trust.
"That's my goal. That's what I want," Gray said. "I want to go out there and have guys behind me. It's extremely important to me and I think it's extremely important to the team to build momentum."
Gray (4-2) is the second Rockies pitcher to start a game with five straight strikeouts. Bruce Ruffin did it on June 13, 1993, against Houston. Gray is the first to do it in the majors this season.
Gray's previous career high was 11 strikeouts, also against the Padres on May 2 at Petco Park. He allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings and walked one.
Gray allowed Wil Myers' RBI double in the fourth and solo homer in the sixth, his 10th.
Gray wanted to go back out for the eighth, "but I don't know if I had much left in the tank. I sat for a long time between those innings. ... It was all good vibes, especially after we put up a couple of early runs."
Gray threw 93 pitches, making it the first time a Rockies pitcher struck out 12 and threw fewer than 100 pitches.
He said the command of his slider "has made a huge difference, to be able to put it wherever I want."
Both of Gonzalez's shots were to center field. His first, in the first inning, was estimated at 444 feet, and his second, in the ninth, went 409 feet. He has 13 on the season and eight in his past 10 games.
Arenado also hit a two-run homer. He had three hits, missing the cycle by a triple, and reached base five times. He was hit on the left elbow by a pitch from Brandon Maurer in the ninth inning.
Arenado was aboard for both of Gonzalez's homers.
Arenado's shot and Gonzalez's first homer were off rookie Luis Perdomo (1-2), who started in place of James Shields. Shields was traded to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Arenado extended his NL lead with his 18th homer, a line shot to left with one out in the fifth. Trevor Story was aboard on a double.
Perdomo, who pitched in Class A last year, allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, struck out three and walked one.
"He is on the verge of figuring it out. He mostly got hurt on his off-speed pitches," manager Andy Green said. "His mistakes are middle of the plate, right where the hitter is looking for it. But there is more than enough that makes you think he has a chance to be special someday. In an ideal world, he's learning in Double-A right now."
San Diego's Brett Wallace homered with one out in the ninth, his third.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (6-4, 2.99) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will counter with RHP Mike Bolsinger (1-2, 4.20).
Padres: LHP Christian Friedrich (2-1, 2.53) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game home series against Atlanta, which will start RHP Williams Perez (2-1, 3.86).
Showing terrific command of his slider, Gray struck out a career-high 12, including the first five batters, and Nolan Arenado also homered and drove in three runs as the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 10-3 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
"I mean, he was the man tonight," said Gonzalez, who drove in five runs. "Forget about the homers that I hit, and Nolan got hot again. It's always nice to see the offense go. But when you get an early lead, especially the way we've been playing, and see a guy like him step up and pound the strike zone, dominate the opponent, it gives you a little breathing room. It's always great.
"You need a pitcher for whenever you're limping, show up and stop the bleeding. That's exactly what he did tonight," Gonzalez said.
Gray, the Rockies' 2013 first-round draft pick who made his big league debut last year, likes to hear he's earning his teammates' trust.
"That's my goal. That's what I want," Gray said. "I want to go out there and have guys behind me. It's extremely important to me and I think it's extremely important to the team to build momentum."
Gray (4-2) is the second Rockies pitcher to start a game with five straight strikeouts. Bruce Ruffin did it on June 13, 1993, against Houston. Gray is the first to do it in the majors this season.
Gray's previous career high was 11 strikeouts, also against the Padres on May 2 at Petco Park. He allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings and walked one.
Gray allowed Wil Myers' RBI double in the fourth and solo homer in the sixth, his 10th.
Gray wanted to go back out for the eighth, "but I don't know if I had much left in the tank. I sat for a long time between those innings. ... It was all good vibes, especially after we put up a couple of early runs."
Gray threw 93 pitches, making it the first time a Rockies pitcher struck out 12 and threw fewer than 100 pitches.
He said the command of his slider "has made a huge difference, to be able to put it wherever I want."
Both of Gonzalez's shots were to center field. His first, in the first inning, was estimated at 444 feet, and his second, in the ninth, went 409 feet. He has 13 on the season and eight in his past 10 games.
Arenado also hit a two-run homer. He had three hits, missing the cycle by a triple, and reached base five times. He was hit on the left elbow by a pitch from Brandon Maurer in the ninth inning.
Arenado was aboard for both of Gonzalez's homers.
Arenado's shot and Gonzalez's first homer were off rookie Luis Perdomo (1-2), who started in place of James Shields. Shields was traded to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Arenado extended his NL lead with his 18th homer, a line shot to left with one out in the fifth. Trevor Story was aboard on a double.
Perdomo, who pitched in Class A last year, allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, struck out three and walked one.
"He is on the verge of figuring it out. He mostly got hurt on his off-speed pitches," manager Andy Green said. "His mistakes are middle of the plate, right where the hitter is looking for it. But there is more than enough that makes you think he has a chance to be special someday. In an ideal world, he's learning in Double-A right now."
San Diego's Brett Wallace homered with one out in the ninth, his third.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (6-4, 2.99) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will counter with RHP Mike Bolsinger (1-2, 4.20).
Padres: LHP Christian Friedrich (2-1, 2.53) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game home series against Atlanta, which will start RHP Williams Perez (2-1, 3.86).
9:10PM,EDT,June 5,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Story grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| González homered to center (438 feet), Arenado scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Jay struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Kemp struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Wallace struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Blackmon singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Story singled to left center, Blackmon to third, Story to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 |
| Arenado walked. | 2 | 0 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to second, Blackmon scored, Arenado out at second, Story to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to third, González out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Amarista flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Jankowski grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Perdomo struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Parra flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Hundley grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Descalso grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Jay singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Myers doubled to deep right, Jay scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Kemp grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Wallace walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Myers out at third, Wallace to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Perdomo pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Gray singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Story doubled to left, Gray scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Arenado homered to left (363 feet), Story scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Hand relieved Perdomo. | 6 | 1 |
| González struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| Jankowski struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| Hand struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Parra grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| Hundley flied out to left. | 6 | 1 |
| Descalso flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Jay grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| Myers homered to center (405 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| Kemp grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Wallace struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Hand pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Blackmon walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Story struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Blackmon stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| Arenado singled to right, Blackmon scored. | 7 | 2 |
| Arenado stole second, Arenado safe at third on throwing error by catcher Norris. | 7 | 2 |
| González safe at second on error by left fielder Jankowski, Arenado scored. | 8 | 2 |
| Reynolds walked. | 8 | 2 |
| Parra grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Norris lined out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| Ramírez singled to left center. | 8 | 2 |
| Amarista grounded out to shortstop, Ramírez to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Jankowski struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Thornton relieved Hand. | 8 | 2 |
| Rosales at second base. | 8 | 2 |
| Hundley flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| Adames hit for Gray. | 8 | 2 |
| Adames grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Estevez pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Estevez relieved Gray. | 8 | 2 |
| Rosales grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Jay grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| Myers grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Maurer pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Maurer relieved Thornton. | 8 | 2 |
| Blackmon flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| Story popped out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Arenado hit by pitch. | 8 | 2 |
| González homered to center (424 feet), Arenado scored. | 10 | 2 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Miller relieved Estevez. | 10 | 2 |
| Kemp grounded out to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Wallace homered to left (364 feet). | 10 | 3 |
| Norris flied out to left. | 10 | 3 |
| McGee relieved Miller. | 10 | 3 |
| Ramírez flied out to left. | 10 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blackmon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .302 | .365 | .497 |
| Story SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .262 | .316 | .556 |
| Arenado 3B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .291 | .367 | .601 |
| González RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .308 | .357 | .556 |
| Reynolds 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | .293 | .367 | .425 |
| Parra LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .264 | .276 | .421 |
| Hundley C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .273 | .385 | .491 |
| Descalso 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .370 | .414 | .407 |
| Gray P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .188 | .188 | .188 |
a-Adames PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .339 | .365 |
Estevez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Miller P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
McGee P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 162 | |||
| a-grounded to first for J Gray in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Arenado (10, Perdomo); Story (13, Perdomo) HR: González 2 (13, 1st inning off Perdomo 1 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off Maurer 1 on, 2 Out); Arenado (18, 5th inning off Perdomo 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: González 5 (29), Story (39), Arenado 3 (47) 2-out RBI: González 4, Arenado GIDP: Story Rockies RISP: 3-7 (Reynolds 0-1, Parra 0-1, González 1-3, Arenado 2-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Blackmon (4, 2nd base off Hand/Norris); Arenado (1, 2nd base off Hand/Norris) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| Attendance | 26,206 (63.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Toby Basner, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Jordan Baker |
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