Mickey Moniak hit two home runs and Edouard Julien also hit off former Colorado starter Germán Márquez (2-1), who was facing his former team for the first time. He signed with the Padres as a free agent on February 16 after spending 10 seasons with the Rockies.
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Márquez allowed four runs and four hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Moniak, who went to La Costa Canyon High in suburban Carlsbad, had three hits and four RBIs.
Jason Adam got the final out for his first save since 2024 with Tampa Bay. Bradgley Rodríguez loaded the bases before Adam retired Ezequiel Tovar with a fly ball.
The Padres have hit six home runs to win the first three games of the four-game series, including wins in the first two games.
The Padres would have had three long balls Saturday night if not for left fielder Jordan Beck’s spectacular run, leaping to rob Nick Castellanos of a three-run homer to end the first. Beck reached his glove over the wall to grab it, turned and ran off the field smiling.
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Machado’s two-run shot to left field with two outs in the third off Ryan Feltner (1-1) brought the Padres to 4-3. It was the second. Laureano’s shot, also to left field, came with one out in the fourth and was the third.
Moniak hit a two-run homer with one out in the first and a solo homer with two outs in the third to take a 4-0 lead. He has five. Julien hit a solo home run with one out in the inning, his first.
Jackson Merrill drove in three runs for San Diego. Fernando Tatis Jr., who started at second base for the first time in his major league career, had three hits and a bases-loaded walk.
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Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-1, 2.30 ERA) and Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.54) are scheduled to start Sunday in the series finale.
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