Padres Rally to 9-5 Win Over Rockies for 4th Straight Victory

In San Diego, the Padres erased an early four-run deficit to defeat the Colorado Rockies 9-5 on Saturday, securing their fourth consecutive victory behind home runs from Ramón Laureano and Manny Machado.

The Rockies jumped ahead quickly against Padres starter Germán Márquez, a former Colorado pitcher making his first appearance against his old team since signing as a free agent in February after a decade with the Rockies. Mickey Moniak, a local product from La Costa Canyon High in suburban Carlsbad, crushed a two-run homer with one out in the first inning, followed by a solo shot with two outs in the third. Edouard Julien added a solo homer with one out in the third, giving Colorado a 4-0 lead after three innings. Márquez settled in after that, allowing four runs and four hits over five innings while striking out five and walking two.

San Diego began its comeback in the third when Machado launched a two-run homer to left field with two outs off Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, narrowing the gap to 4-3. The decisive blow came in the fourth, as Laureano smashed a three-run homer to left with one out against Feltner, putting the Padres ahead 6-4. Jackson Merrill contributed three runs...