SAN DIEGO—Austin Gomber pitched two-hit ball over six innings, Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck hit home runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8–0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game series sweep with their seventh straight victory.
It is Colorado’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run that ended in June 2019.
Gomber (1–2) struck out five and walked two before three relievers finished a combined four-hitter. It was the first time Colorado (15–28), which has won six road games all season, swept a three-game set in San Diego since 2013.
The Rockies, in last place in the National League West, had gone 93 games without throwing a shutout.
“I thought [Gomber’s] fastball, for the most part, was located in and out,“ Colorado Manager Bud Black said. “Even though the Padres’ hitters were looking for the secondary pitch, the fastball was always in the back of their minds. He just had their timing disrupted.”
Gomber wasn’t shy about using all four of his pitches, regardless of the count.
“I’ve gotten to the point where I just trust the kind of pitcher I am and the stuff that I have,” he said. “I’ve kind of found what works for me, and I just kind of let the results be what they are.
“I’m not out here trying to strike guys out. If you want to swing at the first pitch, be my guest. If you want to guess at what I’m going to throw, that’s fine. I feel like that puts me in an advantageous spot.″
Beck, who had four RBIs and two extra-base hits, smacked his first major-league homer in the sixth inning with a drive deep into the left-field seats.
“Obviously, that is something you dream about,” said Beck, who extended his hitting streak to a career-high five games.
Michael King (3–4) had a rocky outing for the Padres, giving up his big league-high 11th homer to Doyle in a three-run second. Beck, who finished with three hits, delivered a two-run double.
King was cognizant of the frustration voiced by Padres fans.
“We’re fully deserving of it if we’re playing that poorly,“ he said. “I continue to think we have some smart fans here, and they know when they are watching bad baseball.”
Colorado tacked on with Jacob Stallings’ two-run single in the third. Beck added a two-run homer in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth.
King permitted six runs, eight hits, and two walks, with seven strikeouts, in 5 1/3 innings.
The Padres were shut out for the third time this year, and second time on the current homestand. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr,. and Xander Bogaerts went a combined 1 for 9, with Machado striking out a team-high three times.
Trainer’s Room
Rockies catcher Elias Díaz (left hand) was held out of the lineup.Up Next
Rockies: Right-hander Ryan Feltner (1–3, 5.20 earned-run average) is set to face Giants rookie lefty Kyle Harrison (3–1, 3.42) in Friday’s opener of a three-game series at San Francisco.Padres: Right-hander Matt Waldron (1–5, 5.49) is scheduled to oppose Braves lefty Max Fried (3–1, 3.57) on Friday in Atlanta.
