{"id":577602,"date":"2026-04-11T08:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/577602\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T08:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:34:12","slug":"padres-5-2-rockies-11-apr-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/577602\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres 5-2 Rockies (11 Apr, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO — \u2014 Gavin Sheets<\/a>‘ second homer of the game was a three-run, game-ending shot in the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres<\/a> beat the Colorado Rockies<\/a> 5-2 on Friday night. <\/p>\n

Colorado’s Juan Mejia<\/a> (0-2) came on in the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Jackson Merrill<\/a> and walked Manny Machado<\/a>. After Xander Bogaerts<\/a> flied out, Sheets hit a 99.6 mph four-seam fastball 434 feet over the wall in right-center. <\/p>\n

San Diego starter Walker Buehler<\/a> struck out four and allowed three hits in six scoreless innings. The 31-year-old right-hander, who spent his first eight MLB seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, signed a minor league contract with San Diego<\/a> in February. Mason Miller<\/a> (1-0) struck out the side in the ninth. <\/p>\n

Luis Campusano<\/a> also homered and doubled for the Padres. <\/p>\n

Colorado pinch hitter Hunter Goodman<\/a> hit a two-out RBI single, moved to second when Tyler Freeman<\/a> singled and scored on a hit by Jordan Beck<\/a> to make it 2-all in the eighth inning. <\/p>\n

Sheets hit a leadoff homer off Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano<\/a> in the fifth inning and, after Miguel Andujar<\/a> flied out, Campusano added a solo shot to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n

Sugano gave up two runs and four hits in six innings. <\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Colorado’s Ryan Feltner<\/a> (1-0, 4.32 ERA) is schedule to face Germ\u00e1n M\u00e1rquez (1-1, 4.50) in the second of a three-game set on Saturday. <\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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