SAN DIEGO—Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs, and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo shot to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
The Rockies have hit six homers in two nights at spacious Petco Park, including one each night by Gonzalez.
Fans booed after Edward Mujica gave up Barmes’ homer to left field on a 3-2 count with one out in the seventh. Mujica had just relieved Wade LeBlanc, who allowed Gonzalez’s leadoff shot in the fourth into the sand play area beyond the right-center fence. It was the 12th for Gonzalez and the sixth for Barmes.
Barmes added an RBI single in the ninth and the Rockies won for the sixth time in eight games. Colorado committed three errors, none of which figured in the scoring.
Jason Hammel (6-3) won his fifth straight decision and Huston Street pitched a perfect ninth for his first save this season. He was activated form the disabled list a week earlier after missing the first 69 games with inflammation in his right shoulder.
Ryan Spilborghs opened the seventh with a walk and Miguel Olivo singled with one out to chase LeBlanc and bring on Mujica to face Barmes. Mujica has allowed 10 homers in 40 innings this season.
San Diego rallied for three runs in the bottom half to chase Hammel. Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a leadoff homer to left, his fifth. After Everth Cabrera and pinch-hitter Aaron Cunningham singled, Rockies manager Jim Tracy brought in Randy Flores, who allowed Tony Gwynn Jr.’s RBI single that landed on the left-field line.
David Eckstein sacrificed before Tracy went with another left-hander, Joe Beimel, who allowed Adrian Gonzalez’s RBI groundout that pulled the Padres within one. Rafael Betancourt came on and struck out Scott Hairston for the final out.
Hammel allowed three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings.
LeBlanc (4-6) matched his career high with eight strikeouts while allowing three runs and two hits in 5 1-3 innings. He walked three.
NOTES: Tracy said 1B Todd Helton was doing much better, but the slugger got another game off due to lower back stiffness that led him to be scratched from Monday night’s game. … LeBlanc set his career high in strikeouts on Oct. 3 against San Francisco. … The Rockies recalled OF Dexter Fowler from Triple-A Colorado Springs and optioned INF Chris Nelson to the Sky Sox.
