SAN DIEGO (AP) β Brandon Morrow pitched six strong innings and Justin Upton drove in two runs as the San Diego Padres handed the Colorado Rockies their fourth straight loss, 4-2 on Saturday night.
San Diego won its second straight after losing seven of eight.
Morrow (2-0) wriggled out of a jam in the sixth, getting Nick Hundley to groundout with two on. Morrow was charged with two runs and seven hits. He struck out four.
Craig Kimbrel struck out two in a perfect ninth to earn his seventh save this season and 33rd straight overall.
Jorge De La Rosa (0-2), who lost to the Padres last month, allowed three runs on five hits and three walks, one intentional, in five innings. He struck out nine.
