GAVIN Sheets crushed a two-run homer in the first inning to spark a 24-hit attack as the San Diego Padres notched their largest margin of victory in franchise history, routing the slumping Colorado Rockies 21-0 on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) in Denver.
Fernando Tatis Jr., XanderBogaerts, Jake Cronenworth and Jason Heyward also homered. Jackson Merrill had four hits, and Elias Diaz and Luis Arraez had three hits apiece to help back Stephen Kolek (2-0), who tossed a five-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in his second major league start.
The Padres set a season high for runs and hits for the second straight night after Friday’s 13-9 win in Denver on 16 hits, and its 24 hits tied a franchise record. Every position player except for reserve left fielder Brandon Lockridge (0 for 1 with a walk) had at least a hit on Saturday, and eight had more than one.
Colorado has dropped eight in a row, including five straight on its homestand that ends Sunday. The Rockies have been outscored 63-18 in the five games. Catcher Jacob Stallings pitched the final two innings and yielded one run on two hits with no walks and one strikeout.
In other games, it was the Red Sox 10, Royals 1; Athletics 11, Yankees 7; Cubs 6, Mets 5; Reds 13, Astros 9; Braves 3, Pirates 2 (11 innings); Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0; Rangers 10, Tigers 3; Phillies 7, Guardians 1; Rays 3, Brewers 2; Twins 2, Giants 1; Cardinals 4, Nationals 2; Blue Jays 6, Mariners 3; Angels 5, Orioles 2; and Marlins 3, White Sox 1.
