Rockies vs Padres Recap: Survive at Coors Field as SD Tops COL

The San Diego Padres hosted the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, April 11 at Petco Park in San Diego. Both teams wanted a win to keep momentum early in the season, and the Padres entered with an experienced pitching staff. Walker Buehler started for San Diego while Tomoyuki Sugano took the mound for Colorado. The final score was San Diego 5, Colorado 2, after a late surge. The game felt calm early, but big hits changed the tone in the middle and late innings. Fans saw power and tense at-bats, and the pitching match decided the day.

The early innings stayed scoreless while both starters dueled. In the fifth inning, San Diego broke the tie when Sheets launched a home run to right center. That shot measured 416 feet and came on an 89 mph cutter, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. One batter later, Campusano added another homer to left, making it 2-0. Those two blasts changed the game because the Padres got breathing room. Colorado tried to answer late, and in the eighth the Rockies put together two runs with two singles, showing resilience and making the finish exciting.

The turning point came in the ninth inning when Sheets crushed another homer to right center. That ball traveled 434 feet and cleared the fence with two runners on, and it made the score 5-2. The pitch was a 100 mph four-seam fastball and the hitters looked locked in. Colorado had fought back in the eighth but could not stop the late blast. As a result, the Padres extended their lead and finished the game with a 5-2 win. This result left San Diego at 8-6 and Colorado at 6-8 after the game.