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05/15 19:26 CDT Gomber and Beck lead Rockies past Padres 8-0 for 3-game sweep
and 7-game win streak
Gomber and Beck lead Rockies past Padres 8-0 for 3-game sweep and 7-game win
streak
By JAY PARIS
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) --- Austin Gomber allowed two hits in six innings, Brenton Doyle
and Jordan Beck homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0
on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep with their seventh straight victory.
It is Colorado's longest winning streak since an eight-game run that ended in
June 2019.
Gomber (1-2) struck out five and walked two before three relievers finished a
four-hitter. It was the first time Colorado (15-28), which has won six road
games all season, swept a three-game set in San Diego since 2013.
The last-place Rockies had gone 93 games without throwing a shutout.
"I thought (Gomber's) fastball for the most part was located in and out,"
manager Bud Black said. "Even though the Padres hitters were looking for the
secondary pitch, the fastball was always in the back of their minds. He just
had their timing disrupted."
Gomber wasn't shy about using all four of his pitches, regardless of the count.
"I've gotten to the point where I just trust the kind of pitcher that I am and
the stuff that I have," he said. "I've kind of found what works for me and I
just kind of let the results be what they are.
"I'm not out here trying to strike guys out. If you want to swing at the first
pitch, be my guest. If you want to guess at what I'm going to throw, that's
fine. I feel like that puts me in an advantageous spot."
Beck, who had four RBIs and two extra-base hits, smacked his first major league
homer in the sixth with a drive deep into the left-field seats.
"Obviously, that is something you dream about," said Beck, who extended his
hitting streak to a career-high five games.
Michael King (3-4) had a rocky outing for the Padres, giving up his big
league-high 11th homer to Doyle in a three-run second. Beck, who finished with
three hits, delivered a two-run double.
King was cognizant of the frustration voiced by Padres fans.
"We're fully deserving of it if we're playing that poorly," he said. "I
continue to think we have some smart fans here and they know when they are
watching bad baseball."
Colorado tacked on with Jacob Stallings' two-run single in the third. Beck
added a two-run homer in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth.
King permitted six runs, eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 5
1/3 innings.
The Padres were shut out for the third game this year and second time on their
homestand. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts went a
combined 1 for 9, with Machado striking out a team-high three times.
Donovan Solano had two hits and a walk for San Diego, which went 3 for 22 with
runners in scoring position during the series.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rockies catcher Elias Daz (left hand) was held out of the lineup.
UP NEXT
Rockies: RHP Ryan Feltner (1-3, 5.20 ERA) faces Giants LHP Kyle Harrison (3-1,
3.42) on Friday.
Padres: RHP Matt Waldron (1-5, 5.49 ERA) pitches against Atlanta LHP Max Fried
(3-1, 3.57) on Friday.
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