Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies

Nick PivettaThe San Diego Padres came to life at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Padres batted around in the six-run inning that knocked Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez out of the game. San Diego rode the momentum of the big inning to an 8-0 win at Petco Park, Friday night.

Marquez and Padres starter Nick Pivetta were engaged in a pitchers duel through the first four-and-a-half innings, but that all changed when Xander Bogaerts led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single to left field. He stole second to get into scoring position and came home on a Jose Iglesias single to put San Diego up, 1-0.

Jose Iglesias drives in his first…