The short-handed Padres (21-17) did their best down four starters on Wednesday and managed to come away with a split in their double-header to take the series victory over the Rockies (13-24). After winning 5-3 in the early contest, the Rockies came back and won a close 3-2 decision in the evening game.
Victor Caratini single-handedly outscored Colorado in game one with his sixth-inning grand slam to give the Padres a 5-1 lead. It was the first grand slam hit by the Friars this season and it came just in time to revitalize all of those “Slam Diego” tweets.