SAN DIEGO — On the day No. 28 turned 28 years old, the Rockies got a home run from their birthday third baseman — and Colorado put together a wire-to-wire, 8-2 victory — for the third time in three days.
Some April momentum, at last, following the worst start in franchise history.
The two-game sweep of San Diego, begun by Nolan Arenado’s dinger and enabled by Jon Gray’s seven innings of one-run ball, sends Colorado into its seven-game homestand with a gust at its back. After Arenado’s two-run bomb in the opening frame — the first time Colorado has scored in the first inning this season — the bats kept on the gas the next couple of innings.