Trevor Story was 9-for-20 with two home runs and three doubles. Hunter Renfroe hit five home runs, including three on Friday night. Manny Machado in the four games was 10-for-19 with three home runs and two doubles. His three hits on Sunday was his worst game of the series. The two teams combined for 131 hits (69 for Colorado, 62 for San Diego), including 17 home runs (Rockies 9, Padres 8), seven triples (Padres 5, Rockies 2) and 27 doubles (Rockies 14, Padres 13).Ĭharlie Blackmon was 15-for-24 and scored nine times during the series, including three straight four-hit games. The Rockies led again late in this one, 13-10 heading into the ninth, but the Padres plated four for another stunning comeback, earning the split with a 14-13 win. Sunday was just as chaotic, with a 9-8 game by the top of the third inning. Five more runs in the 12th inning have San Diego a 16-12 victory. The Padres scored a single run in the eighth, then overcame a six-run deficit in the ninth inning for the first time in franchise history. They split the four games.įriday night figured to be the signature game of the weekend, with the Rockies holding an 11-4 lead in the eighth inning at home. The 92 runs set a major league record for a four-game series, surpassing the 88 runs scored by the Phillies and Dodgers at the hitter-friendly Baker Bowl from May 16-18, 1929, per Elias Sports.Ĭolorado scored in 20 of their 37 innings, while San Diego scored in 20 of 39 innings. Ninety-two runs crossed the plate in four games, with the Rockies posting three of their top six run totals this season and the Padres having two of their top four run-scoring contests. The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies gave us a throwback weekend at Coors Field, getting all their steps in and then some as they repeatedly rounded the bases in a four-day batting bacchanal in Denver.
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