Before the finale of their three-game series in Colorado the Rockies decided to fire manager Bud Black. In more than eight years at the helm the former Padres skipper and San Diego State product probably won more games than he should have given the lack of talent the organization gave him to work with.

Buddy's last game at the helm was Saturday night's 21-0 loss to his former club, a game in which the Padres ran more than a mile and a half on the bases. So, it's understandable that they might have been a little tired for Sunday's matinee at Coors Field.

The Padres mustered just five hits in a 9-3 setback, the first time they've lost to the Rockies in six games this year. San Diego starter Nick Pivetta allowed six runs in 4.0 innings, his worst outing in a Padres uniform, but it's not a b

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