Padres, Rockies to get wild at Coors

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09/07/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies will try to make up ground in the wild card race this evening when they play the first of three straight games versus the San Diego Padres at Coors Field.

The Rockies had a three-game winning streak halted on Wednesday and are currently four games back of the wild card-leading Padres. Colorado is also five games behind Arizona for first place in the National League West.

Troy Tulowitzki had two hits and two runs batted in, while Matt Holliday also knocked in a run in Colorado's 5-3 setback to the Giants on Wednesday. Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3) took the loss, yielding three runs and seven hits in five innings.

Right-hander Elmer Dessens will toe the rubber for the Rockies tonight. Dessens is coming off the shortest start of his career, as he lasted just 1 1/3 innings versus the Diamondbacks on Saturday after giving up seven runs on six hits and two walks.

Dessens, who also spent time with Milwaukee this season, fell to 1-1 with an 8.10 earned run average in four starts with the Rockies and 2-2 with a 7.39 ERA in 16 games (four starts) this year.

The righty got a no-decision versus the Padres on August 16 despite allowing five runs over 4 2/3 innings, and is 2-6 with a save in 27 career games (10 starts) against them with a 5.90 ERA.

Justin Germano will attempt to shake off a tough-luck loss when he starts for the Padres tonight. Germano allowed just one run on eight hits in six innings of work on Sunday against the Dodgers, but got no support in a 5-0 setback. The loss dropped his season record to 7-8 with a 4.11 ERA.

The right-hander was hammered for six runs in five innings when he faced Colorado on July 25, and is 0-2 with an 8.15 ERA in four career starts against them.

The Padres lost two of three in their big series with Arizona earlier in the week, including 9-6 on Wednesday at Chase Field. San Diego took a gamble by starting ace Jake Peavy on three days rest, but it didn't pay off as he was rocked for eight runs over four-plus innings.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in a defeat that dropped the club a game behind the Diamondbacks in the standings.

The Padres are 7-5 versus the Rockies this season, with the club splitting six games in Colorado.

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