San Diego Padres (76-65, second in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (40-101, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (0-0); Rockies: McCade Brown (0-2, 8.22 ERA, 2.09 WHIP, five strikeouts)

Padres -195, Rockies +162; over/under is 12 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres aim to break their five-game skid with a victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Colorado has a 40-101 record overall and a 23-50 record at home. The Rockies have a 28-48 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

San Diego has a 76-65 record overall and a 33-40 record in road games. The Padres have the second-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.66.

The teams meet Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Padres are up 5-2 in the season series.

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