Padres try to gain upper hand against Rockies
On paper, opportunity should be knocking for the San Diego Padres.
The Padres will welcome the struggling Colorado Rockies to town for five games in a span of four days beginning Monday night.
San Diego, in second place in the National League West, has an uphill battle in trying to overcome a12-game deficit to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the Rockies, who have lost seven of 10 since the All-Star break, figure to give th