None of that stopped Colorado from hanging seven runs on the board a night earlier in a game San Diego only survived thanks to a ninth-inning sacrifice fly. This version was tamer, and tamer was fine by the Padres, who came in having won four straight.
Kyle Karros (biceps) stayed out of the lineup again for Colorado, one more hole in a Rockies order that's already without Brenton Doyle and Kris Bryant for extended stretches. San Diego's absences sting more given the standings, but their bench and bullpen have had enough length to cover for it lately.
San Diego broke it open with a three-run fourth and made it stand up, needing just that one inning against a Colorado lineup that's now lost 4 of its last 5. The Rockies got a run back late but never threatened to turn it into the kind of track meet the two clubs put on the night before.
It wasn't pretty, but for a Padres team clinging to a playoff push, ugly wins over bad teams count the same as pretty ones. For the Rockies, it's just another final score that drops further into a season that was decided months ago.