Reeling Rockies strike out 15 times in 8-0 loss to Padres

Legend has it that the late John McCay coach of the forlorn - Tampa Bay Bucs was petitioned What do you think of your squad s execution coach To which McKay replied I m in favor of it Quite an apropos memory considering the Rockies performance in an - shellacking by the Padres Friday night at Petco Park where the Padres improved to - The reeling Rockies meanwhile have opened their season with a - record Colorado s tale of woe was extensive The Rockies had three hits all by second baseman Kyle Farmer Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta dominated the Rockies allowing those three hits to Farmer striking out and walking one The Rockies struck out a season-high times and have a strikeout rate that is by far the highest in the majors Rookie outfielder Zac Veen hitting leadoff wore the golden sombrero whiffing four times After a strong first four innings right-hander German Marquez fell apart in the fifth and was charged with six runs five earned on seven hits in innings The Padres scored six runs in that pivotal fifth sending men to the plate Marquez appeared to get out of the inning on a double play but Hunter Goodman was called for catcher s interference and the Padres stayed alive and piled on Goodman s throwing error on Fernando Tatis Jr s stolen base allowed former Rockies catcher Elias Diaz to jog home Rockies right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli served up two long home runs a solo shot to Tatis in the sixth and a solo shot to Gavin Sheets in the seventh Colorado has scored two or fewer runs in eight of its first games Regarding the catcher s interference in the fifth Rockies manager Bud Black stated reporters in San Diego That was a back-breaker for sure It looked like a double play ball two outs in the fifth in a one-run championship But we couldn t quite get that third out of the inning They kept pecking away at us and we couldn t quite put them away Saturday s pitching matchup Rockies RHP Chase Dollander - ERA at Padres LHP Kyle Hart - p m Saturday Petco Park TV Rockies TV streaming Comcast Xfinity channel DirecTV Spectrum or depending on region Radio AM FM Trending Dollander Colorado s No prospect per MLB Pipeline made his big-league debut in his last start allowing four runs on seven hits with a walk and six strikeouts in five innings He became the first Rockies starting pitcher to earn a win in their debut since Peter Lambert in Entering Friday night s battle Dollander was the Rockies starter with a winning decision this season Pitching probables Sunday Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland - at Padres RHP Michael King - p m