SAN DIEGO -- Ian Desmond felt he had some catching up to do with his new Colorado Rockies teammates.
Desmond hit two home runs off Jered Weaver and drove in three runs to help rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela and the Rockies beat the sloppy San Diego Padres 11-3 on Wednesday.
Desmond, who joined the Rockies as a free agent and missed the first 25 games after breaking his left hand during spring training, had no homers coming into the night. He was activated on Sunday. This was his third game.
"I'm just trying to join the club, man," he said. "These guys hit here. You don't want to be the outlier. This is a really good offense. I believe in myself, I believe in what I do, I believe in the process. When I'm out there I'm trying to compete with everything I've got. To expect two home runs, maybe not. But to expect a good, competitive performance, yeah I expect that every single night."
Manager Bud Black said Desmond didn't want to go on a rehab assignment.
"He said, `Buddy, why would you want me to play in a minor league game when I can play in a big league game?" Black said. "And it made sense, right?"
Desmond capped Colorado's four-run first with a two-run shot, and went deep again on Weaver's first pitch of the fifth. He also singled in the third.
The Rockies took a 10-1 in the top of the fifth, when the Padres committed their third error of the game.
Desmond had been 1 for 9 lifetime against Weaver.
"It's just one of those games you wish you could start the thing over and unfortunately you can't do that," Weaver said. "They were able to get a couple early. I kind of fell apart there in the fifth. It was just a battle all game, a struggle. The location wasn't very good again and those guys made me pay."
Weaver allowed two home runs at Colorado on April 11, getting a no-decision in the Padres' 3-2 loss to Senzatela.
"I think the guys, after facing him in Denver, we had a pretty good idea what to expect," Black said. "So that was a big thing for the guys to have some point of reference point with Weave. He got some balls up right off the bat. ... We waited for Weave to get some balls up and we took some good swings. I think what did us right was the previous start against him, where we knew his velocities, we knew his release point, we knew his stride direction.
"Anytime you face a pitcher for the first time, the advantage goes to the pitcher. He handcuffed us, even though we beat him. We hit a couple of long balls but he went six and only gave up the two runs."
Senzatela (4-1) held San Diego to three runs, two earned, and six hits in six innings. He also got his first big league hit, an infield single to shortstop in the second.
Earlier Wednesday, Senzatela was named the NL Rookie of the Month for April after going 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA.
Weaver, 34, who signed a $3 million free-agent contract on Feb. 19, has allowed 12 homers in six starts. His fastball tops out at about 85 mph.
Weaver (0-3) allowed 10 runs, five earned, and 10 hits in four-plus innings.
The Rockies jumped on Weaver for four runs in the first. Charlie Blackmon hit a leadoff double and scored on DJ LeMahieu's single. Nolan Arenado followed with an RBI double and was aboard for Desmond's one-out homer.
The Rockies scored three unearned runs in the fourth, when the Padres committed two errors on one play, and added three more runs in the fifth, two of them unearned.
San Diego's Erick Aybar homered in the fifth, his third.
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Desmond is impressed with Senzatela, who comes from Valencia, Venezuela, the same hometown of Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners.
"I'm calling him the Little Prince from here on out. He comes from the same town as King Felix. I think he's the next king in waiting," Desmond said. "He's really good. He's really composed out there. He works quick, doesn't shake off. He really believes in himself. It's really fun to be out there behind him and watch him. It's amazing that he's 22 years old."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: C Tony Wolters was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. He was hurt in the seventh inning Tuesday night when he got hit in the helmet by Hector Sanchez's backswing. He departed a few pitches later.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Rookie LHP Kyle Freeland (3-1, 2.93 ERA) looks to avenge a 6-0 loss to the Padres on April 12 when he starts the series finale Thursday afternoon.
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 4.96 ERA) is scheduled to make his fourth start, third at home.
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Desmond hit two home runs off Jered Weaver and drove in three runs to help rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela and the Rockies beat the sloppy San Diego Padres 11-3 on Wednesday.
Desmond, who joined the Rockies as a free agent and missed the first 25 games after breaking his left hand during spring training, had no homers coming into the night. He was activated on Sunday. This was his third game.
"I'm just trying to join the club, man," he said. "These guys hit here. You don't want to be the outlier. This is a really good offense. I believe in myself, I believe in what I do, I believe in the process. When I'm out there I'm trying to compete with everything I've got. To expect two home runs, maybe not. But to expect a good, competitive performance, yeah I expect that every single night."
Manager Bud Black said Desmond didn't want to go on a rehab assignment.
"He said, `Buddy, why would you want me to play in a minor league game when I can play in a big league game?" Black said. "And it made sense, right?"
Desmond capped Colorado's four-run first with a two-run shot, and went deep again on Weaver's first pitch of the fifth. He also singled in the third.
The Rockies took a 10-1 in the top of the fifth, when the Padres committed their third error of the game.
Desmond had been 1 for 9 lifetime against Weaver.
"It's just one of those games you wish you could start the thing over and unfortunately you can't do that," Weaver said. "They were able to get a couple early. I kind of fell apart there in the fifth. It was just a battle all game, a struggle. The location wasn't very good again and those guys made me pay."
Weaver allowed two home runs at Colorado on April 11, getting a no-decision in the Padres' 3-2 loss to Senzatela.
"I think the guys, after facing him in Denver, we had a pretty good idea what to expect," Black said. "So that was a big thing for the guys to have some point of reference point with Weave. He got some balls up right off the bat. ... We waited for Weave to get some balls up and we took some good swings. I think what did us right was the previous start against him, where we knew his velocities, we knew his release point, we knew his stride direction.
"Anytime you face a pitcher for the first time, the advantage goes to the pitcher. He handcuffed us, even though we beat him. We hit a couple of long balls but he went six and only gave up the two runs."
Senzatela (4-1) held San Diego to three runs, two earned, and six hits in six innings. He also got his first big league hit, an infield single to shortstop in the second.
Earlier Wednesday, Senzatela was named the NL Rookie of the Month for April after going 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA.
Weaver, 34, who signed a $3 million free-agent contract on Feb. 19, has allowed 12 homers in six starts. His fastball tops out at about 85 mph.
Weaver (0-3) allowed 10 runs, five earned, and 10 hits in four-plus innings.
The Rockies jumped on Weaver for four runs in the first. Charlie Blackmon hit a leadoff double and scored on DJ LeMahieu's single. Nolan Arenado followed with an RBI double and was aboard for Desmond's one-out homer.
The Rockies scored three unearned runs in the fourth, when the Padres committed two errors on one play, and added three more runs in the fifth, two of them unearned.
San Diego's Erick Aybar homered in the fifth, his third.
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Desmond is impressed with Senzatela, who comes from Valencia, Venezuela, the same hometown of Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners.
"I'm calling him the Little Prince from here on out. He comes from the same town as King Felix. I think he's the next king in waiting," Desmond said. "He's really good. He's really composed out there. He works quick, doesn't shake off. He really believes in himself. It's really fun to be out there behind him and watch him. It's amazing that he's 22 years old."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies: C Tony Wolters was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. He was hurt in the seventh inning Tuesday night when he got hit in the helmet by Hector Sanchez's backswing. He departed a few pitches later.
UP NEXT
Rockies: Rookie LHP Kyle Freeland (3-1, 2.93 ERA) looks to avenge a 6-0 loss to the Padres on April 12 when he starts the series finale Thursday afternoon.
Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (0-0, 4.96 ERA) is scheduled to make his fourth start, third at home.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Colorado - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Blackmon doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Blackmon scored, LeMahieu to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| Arenado doubled to left, LeMahieu scored. | 2 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Desmond homered to left (362 feet), Arenado scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Parra lined out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Amarista flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Margot grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Spangenberg singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Myers singled to right, Spangenberg to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Solarte hit sacrifice fly to center, Spangenberg scored, Myers tagged out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Garneau flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Senzatela reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Senzatela out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Schimpf popped out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Renfroe singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Hedges lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Aybar grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Desmond singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Parra singled to right, Desmond to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Amarista grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Weaver grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Margot grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Spangenberg grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Garneau doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Senzatela sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, Garneau to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Blackmon safe at first on error by first baseman Myers, Garneau scored, Senzatela advanced to second on Myers error, Senzatela scored, Blackmon to third on throwing error by right fielder Renfroe. | 6 | 1 |
| LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| Arenado hit sacrifice fly to center, Blackmon scored. | 7 | 1 |
| González flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Myers grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Solarte singled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| Schimpf bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 7 | 1 |
| Solarte to second on passed ball by Garneau. | 7 | 1 |
| Renfroe struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Desmond homered to left (390 feet). | 8 | 1 |
| Parra safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Schimpf. | 8 | 1 |
| Amarista singled to right, Parra to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Stammen relieved Weaver. | 8 | 1 |
| Blash in right field. | 8 | 1 |
| Garneau singled to left, Parra scored, Amarista to second. | 9 | 1 |
| Senzatela struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| Blackmon grounded into fielder's choice to first, Garneau out at second, Amarista to third. | 9 | 1 |
| LeMahieu singled to right, Amarista scored, Blackmon to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, LeMahieu out at second. | 10 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Hedges grounded out to third. | 10 | 1 |
| Aybar homered to right (398 feet). | 10 | 2 |
| Blash walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Margot grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Blash safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Senzatela. | 10 | 2 |
| Spangenberg fouled out to left. | 10 | 2 |
| Myers doubled to deep left, Blash scored, Margot to third. | 10 | 3 |
| Solarte fouled out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Craig Stammen pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| González flied out to center. | 10 | 3 |
| Desmond grounded out to second. | 10 | 3 |
| Parra grounded out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Senzatela pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Schimpf flied out to right. | 10 | 3 |
| Stammen struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| Hedges grounded out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Craig Stammen pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Sardiñas at second base. | 10 | 3 |
| Torrens catching. | 10 | 3 |
| Córdoba at shortstop. | 10 | 3 |
| Amarista grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 3 |
| Garneau walked. | 10 | 3 |
| Valaika hit for Senzatela. | 10 | 3 |
| Valaika flied out to right. | 10 | 3 |
| Blackmon doubled to left, Garneau scored. | 11 | 3 |
| LeMahieu lined out to center. | 11 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Rusin relieved Senzatela. | 11 | 3 |
| Amarista in center field. | 11 | 3 |
| Valaika at shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Córdoba flied out to center. | 11 | 3 |
| Blash grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Margot reached on infield single to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Spangenberg struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Yates relieved Stammen. | 11 | 3 |
| Arenado flied out to right. | 11 | 3 |
| González singled to center. | 11 | 3 |
| Desmond struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Parra flied out to center. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Myers struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Sardiñas grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| Schimpf grounded out to pitcher. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for San Diego | COL | SD |
| Amarista struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Garneau struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Valaika popped out to second. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Colorado | COL | SD |
| Qualls relieved Rusin. | 11 | 3 |
| Sánchez hit for Yates. | 11 | 3 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Torrens struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| Córdoba grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Colorado Rockies
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmon CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .302 | .344 | .603 |
Rusin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Qualls P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| LeMahieu 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .262 | .356 | .359 |
| Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .299 | .353 | .607 |
| González RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .206 | .269 | .320 |
| Desmond 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .357 | .357 | .786 |
| Parra LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .272 | .306 | .407 |
| Amarista SS-CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .333 | .333 | .542 |
| Garneau C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .216 | .273 | .392 |
| Senzatela P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
a-Valaika PH-SS
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | .353 | .500 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 162 | |||
| a-flied out to right for A Senzatela in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Blackmon 2 (8, Weaver, Stammen); Arenado (10, Weaver); Garneau (6, Weaver) HR: Desmond 2 (2, 1st inning off Weaver 1 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Weaver 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: LeMahieu 2 (8), Arenado 2 (19), Desmond 3 (3), Garneau (5), Blackmon (25) S: Senzatela SF: Arenado 2-out RBI: LeMahieu, Blackmon Rockies RISP: 5-13 (LeMahieu 2-4, Desmond 1-1, Senzatela 0-1, Amarista 0-1, Garneau 1-1, Blackmon 0-2, González 0-1, Arenado 1-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Senzatela (1, throw) DP: 1 (Blackmon-Amarista). PB: Garneau. Outfield Assist: Blackmon (Myers at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| Attendance | 16,487 (40.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Clint Fagan, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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