DENVER -- The Padres came into Coors Field on the heels of three consecutive series losses, including their most recent -- a sweep at home by the Orioles earlier this week.

A glaring issue was the starting pitching, which had posted a 7.52 ERA over the previous nine games. So as they opened their weekend set against the Rockies, the Padres hoped for a turnaround on the mound for their starters.

Right-hander Nick Pivetta delivered that, at least for a night, yielding two runs over six strong innings at the most hitter-friendly park in the Majors. No, starting pitching wasn’t the problem on this night. It was the hitting.

In a 3-0 loss , the Padres managed just three hits against Rockies starter Kyle Freeland -- a Ramón Laureano double in the fifth, a Jose Iglesias single in the eig

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